The Green Mile
The Green Mile
A supernatural tale set on death row where gentle giant John Coffey heals ailments. A guard fights to save him from execution. (The Green Mile, 1999)
Set on death row in a 1930s Southern prison, this supernatural drama follows gentle giant John Coffey, who possesses a mysterious healing power. Head guard Paul Edgecomb witnesses Coffey's miracles and struggles to save the innocent man from execution. The film explores themes of justice, empathy, and the profound cost of human cruelty.
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
"Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one."
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**_A Masterpiece of Cinematic Art -- Captivating and Reverent_** The head Death Row guard at a Tennessee prison during the Depression (Tom Hanks) observes a new inmate, a black man named John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), who is condemned to death for the rape and murder of two little girls. He…
"Edgecomb" (Tom Hanks) is in charge of the prison officers who tend to the inmates on death row. He's a decent man who, with the help of his partner "Howell" (David Morse) tries to carry out his task as humanely as possible. Their team also numbers the truly odious "Percy" (Doug Hutchinson). He's an…
Great acting by everyone involved, but the story is just not my cup of tea. If you like fake miracles (no shortage of people that do) and fantasy storylines, like prison guards that are humane and empathic (on death row nonetheless), then you might enjoy this more. I, however, will stick to more rea…
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