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Green Mile, The

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 36 critic reviews
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Based on 44 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by:
Stephen King (novel)
Frank Darabont
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Release Date:
Theatrical: December 10, 1999
DVD: June 13, 2000
Running Time: 188 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for violence, language, and some sex-related material
Starring Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Duncan, and James Cromwell
Set on Death Row in a Southern prison in 1935, this is the remarkable story of a prison guard who develops a poignant, unusual relationship with one inmate who possesses a magical gift that is both mysterious and miraculous. (Castle Rock Entertainment)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
TNT RoughCut Christopher Brandon
So moving, so memorable, so magically produced, it's going to delight millions of movie fans and sweep the Oscars.
Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir
Above all a cracking good yarn that earns its laughter, its wonder and its tears.
Read Full Review >New York Post Jonathan Foreman
A reminder of just how good Hollywood storytelling can be.
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
As Darabont directs it, it tells a story with beginning, middle, end, vivid characters, humor, outrage and emotional release. Dickensian.
Read Full Review >Film.com Sean Means
Darabont follows King's book fairly closely, allowing the audience to steep itself in the setting and characters slowly, like reading a good novel.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
A touching (and at times horrific) -- albeit overlong -- Christ allegory, that scores not so much on the strength of its convictions as it does on the truly remarkable performances it elicits from the cast.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
Has a simple but exceptionally powerful and uplifting emotional lure.
Read Full Review >USA Today Mike Clark
Well acted by an ensemble that leans toward equality for all, Mile carries its long running time extremely well.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
An often pedestrian film, one that never inflates to the epic grandeur to which it aspires or transfers its own emotional trajectory off the screen and into the viewer.
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Excessive, but I, like Mr. Jingles, can't resist the Christmas-season cheese.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Jay Carr
There's almost too much there, but the three-hour-plus film permits the kind of detailing that not only brings the storytelling to life, but sometimes persuades us we're breathing to its rhythms.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
A very engrossing movie, the kind that gives shameless manipulation a good name.
Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
On many levels, it hits its marks -- but it still misses the impact of some shorter, less-ambitious movies that play with our emotions more deftly or deeply, walk their miles, deadly or not, with a lighter, faster, more confident tread.
Washington Post Desson Thomson
From its deceptively easygoing beginning to the heart-wrenching finale, The Green Mile keeps you wonderfully high above the cynical ground.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Elvis Mitchell
A film with a counterproductive tendency to take its time...but unassumingly strong, moving performances and Darabont's durable storytelling make it a trip worth taking just the same.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
An intermittently powerful and meticulously crafted drama that falls short of its full potential due to considerable over-length and some shopworn, simplistic notions at its center.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
This jailhouse jam is quite a haul.
Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
Surely a life sentence goes by quicker.
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Modest, on-the-money performances, which look effortless because they're so meticulously thought out, make the hours fly by.
Read Full Review >Dallas Observer Gregory Weinkauf
A loud and ghastly movie to sit through and not short on gratuitous hideousness, but Darabont has also done his best to baste it with humanity and sweetness.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
Much of the three-hour movie takes place in the prison, but the resonant characterization, expansive plotting, and judicious use of exterior locations and flashbacks remove any sense of claustrophobia or sluggishness.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
But just watch Hanks, with the effortless grace of a Jimmy Stewart, turn the loony into something sweetly logical. Now that is magic.
Film.com Robert Horton
I still feel pushed around by Darabont's mysticism, and his overbearing sense of grandness; a little bit of the Mile goes a long way.
Read Full Review >Film.com John Hartl
While writer-director Frank Darabont often fails to make King's story plausible, that's no fault of the actors. The performances are the movie's strong suit.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann
Three hours of overstatement and schmaltz.
Read Full Review >Time Richard Corliss
At the core, though, one finds a slacky, sappy film. The human mystery that breathed so easily in "Shawshank" is often forced here.
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Its view of spiritual healing is closer to Spielberg fantasy than religious insight. Still, its good acting and good intentions will be enough to please many viewers.
Read Full Review >Film.com Tom Keogh
Simply a case of severe overreaching and the illusion that an overstuffed movie is an epic movie.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Michael Atkinson
Irritatingly repetitious and piled high with long-foreseen conclusions.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Moves with the suffocating deliberateness of a river of molasses.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Ann Hornaday
With a grating combination of naivete and arrogance, The Green Mile consistently overplays its melodramatic material, including a portrait of a black man that is as breathtakingly offensive as it is earnest.
Newsweek David Ansen
A lumbering, self-important three-hour melodrama that defies credibility at every turn.
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 44 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
theresa m gave it a10:
Thought-provoking and emotional dynamite!
someone w gave it a10:
I am starting to lose the faith in metacritic's rating... this movie was one of the best I have seen since ages, and 3 hrs isnt that long for it.
Bruno G. gave it a10:
I really think this movie deserves a perfect score. The first time i saw it i was forced to lock myself in the bathroom to cry like i baby. It's very touching indeed, and the acting of John it's wonderful.
Jay H gave it a10:
The reviews for this remind me once again that most film critics are overpaid, self important idiots. This was one of the best films ive ever seen.
Tony B. gave it a9:
Succeeds on all levels...give in to it.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Okay, I do not have any interest in Stephen King. I think most of his stuff because they're so stupid. All they are filled with are stuff like killer clowns and mist that make people go ape-sh*t on each other. But I made an exception for this movie. It didn't seem like it would be scary. It's just a prison story. And fortunately, this is exactly what I wanted. It was everything you want a great movie to be. Great cast and acting, powerful scenes, emotion, and Tom Hanks. This is #8 on my top ten list, under The Last Samurai and Star Wars. I give it 10/10
Gary A. gave it a9:
Those so called movie reviewers who slated this movie are not representative of the ordinary guy on the street who enjoyed the film. As shown by the average score of 9.
