Hello, I'm Renegade back with my first movie review, this time looking at the Academy Award Nominee, "The Green Mile." The Green Mile depicts an elderly man, Paul Edgecomb, in a nursery home, crying while watching the film, "Top Hat." One of his friends wants to see what is wrong, and Paul tells the story. The entire film is in a flashback, where it shows a middle aged Paul Edgecomb, being played by Tom Hanks, who works at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary as a corrections officer in charge of death row inmates. One day, Edgecomb meets a large African American man, named John Coffey, who instantly looked disturbed and scared, and even mentioned being afraid of the dark. As the time goes on, Edgecomb is the first to realize Coffey has supernatural powers, as he cured Edgecomb's urinary infection and even resurrected a mouse. Edgecomb discovered that Coffey was much different than the others. As Edgecomb takes a look into Coffey's past, he discovers the truth about what really happened to John Coffey. The film is based off of a 1996 Stephen King novel, and is rightfully executed in an outstanding performance by Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan, who plays the role of John Coffey. The Green Mile executes some visually disturbing moments during a rough execution and shows that a lot can be done from the novel-to-movie transition. The movie has many depressing moments, and is most certainly worth a watch. In the end, The Green Mile exemplifies outstanding acting, outstanding directing, and all based off of an outstanding novel. It may be a shade on the long side, eclipsing three hours, but no matter what, this one should keep you engaged throughout.
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
