Review of The Green Mile (1999) by Rip V — 11 Aug 2012

Absorbing and dramatic, The Green Mile is a pleasant movie experience as both a faithful and well-made adaptation of one of the Stephen King novels.

This review of The Green Mile (1999) was written by Rip V on 11 Aug 2012.

The Green Mile has generally received very positive reviews.

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