The Shawshank Redemption

What makes the movie so great is....the narrative does fit his style nicely.Shawshank Redemption is about a seemingly mild-mannered banker named Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins..... ... Full Review

"The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) is an uplifting and well-made film;....The score in Shawshank is uplifting and filled with hope..... ... Full Review

what follows is two hours of great cinema.....Director Frank Darabont manages to stay faithful to the source material....Occasional twee moments barely detract from this classic, and the interesting extras really seal the deal..... ... Full Review

the greatest giant ant movie ever made. Whitmore embodied the role of Brooks Hatlen in Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption (1994) with rueful grace and heartfelt regret. ... Full Review

The veteran character actor, best known in his later years as Brooks, the prison librarian in The Shawshank Redemption , died Friday of lung cancer at his Malibu home, according to his son Steve Whitmore . Whitmore, a Tony Award winner in 1948 for his lead role in the World War II drama Command Decision (also his Broadway debut), didn't relegate himself to the theater world for long. ... Full Review

To watch how Andy gently (but subtly) has Red believing in hope by the end of the film is worth the price of admission itself, and this film is a real experience. It helps that many of the characters are perfect in their cast roles, they deliver the dialogue with a familiarity that we've all grown to enjoy through the years. ... Full Review

Darabont uniquely blends humor and violence, sweetness and brutality, in what may be the best "feel-good" movie of the last twenty years. Since Freeman narrates most of the film in a voice-over, it's already a hands-down winner. ... Full Review

Bob Gunton, has it all when it comes to dramatic cinema.....Without the character development, the story line will be quite weak....if not the best, dramas of all time.....High-quality dramas in the world of movies have been circulating for several years.....In 1994, the future of dramatic movies was beginning to look a little brighter than it had in years past..... ... Full Review

R Reviewer: Anonymous Date: December 05, 2006 I say: An excellent movie - in my top 5 list! This movie made me laugh and it made me cry, This is probably my 2nd or 3rd favorite movie ranked in my top 5 list. ... Full Review

I started writing a short history for each of the Top 100 films on the American Film Institutes list....though, The Shawshank Redemption has found endless support in the world of DVD sales and television airing.....it tends to pander towards the classics with films that were extremely important....The film's run time, at nearly 2 and a half hours is well worth the wait just for those final 10 minutes..... ... Full Review