5 Stars - Tremendous
Before I start, I must admit my failure, I got no chance to watch this film today. However I have seen it before and I will review it from memory. My punishment? I don't get to watch the Green Mile...
The book, which was originally released as a six short book series, tells the story of Paul Edgecombe, a prison warden on death row. One day a huge man enters the cell block, he is John Coffey, and he is the most sweet and gentle man anyone could meet. The wardens bond with Coffey and learn he has the supernatural ability to heal people and animals. The rest of the book follows their reactions to this discovery and their discovery of the truth behind Coffey's death sentence.
The film is fantastic with every scene played perfectly and all the characters, especially Coffey, played by the late great Michael Clarke Duncan.
As an adaptation it is spot on, literally every scene is how I pictured it as I read the book. It is probably the best adaptation of any book I have ever seen.
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