The Green Mile

Starring: Graham Greene , Tom Hanks , James Cromwell , Bonnie Hunt , Michael Clarke Duncan.
Directed by Frank Darabont and David Tattersall.
Produced by Frank Darabont and David Valdes.
Written by Frank Darabont and Stephen King.

Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison tale (the first being 1994's flawless THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) is a hopeful charmer with a hint of the supernatural. The story focuses on Paul Edgecomb (Hanks), a 1930's Louisiana security guard who works on Death Row. When John Coffey (Duncan), a gigantic black man convicted of raping and murdering two white girls, joins the other prisoners on the Row, Paul's life is forever altered. Coffey doesn't fit the mold of a psychopathic killer; he's kind, gentle, and afraid of the dark. As the story progresses, Edgecomb learns that there is something more than simple goodness to Coffey. Building to a hopeful climax, Darabont once again proves that he is King's most loyal cinematic translator.