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 turn the walls into windows. Lisa Alspector,Chicago Reader
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08/24/2008 @ 12:00 AM
To more than a few viewers, this one will feel like a life sentence. Richard Corliss,TIME Magazine
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04/25/2003 @ 12:00 AM
Three long hours of wind, an exercise in titanic self-importance intent on passing off klunky rhetoric as poignant drama. Rick Groen,Globe and Mail
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01/01/2000 @ 12:00 AM
Superior craft is something we've come to expect from modern movies, but not soul. It's the soul of this movie that's so heartening. Joe Baltake,Sacramento Bee
In its own old-fashioned way, Frank Darabont's style of picture making is well matched to King-size yarn spinning. Lisa Schwarzbaum,Entertainment Weekly
The Green Mile often grabs, and generally holds, one's attention through the long journey. Todd McCarthy,Variety