An average movie

Back in 1994, Frank Darabont made ‘ The Shawshank Redemption’ but it was a flop at the box-office and even though it was nominated for 7 oscars, it won nothing again. However, in the years following its release, it became a massive classic and it is now considered by many as the best movie ever made (it has been on top of the IMDB Top 250 constantly for the last 10 years at least). Obviously, with this cultural phenomenom, Darabont’s status grew exponentially and there was a huge hype surrounding his following directing effort. Once again, it was a Stephen King adaptation and it was starring Tom Hanks who was, at the time, probably the biggest star at the box-office. It was obviously a very smart plan and the whole thing was a big critical and financial success (and of course, it ended up also in the IMDB Top 250). However, did I really like this flick? Honestly, I thought it was not really amazing though. Sure, it was a decent and rather entertaining flick but I always preferred Stephen King’s stories when they remain realistic but, here, the whole fantastic angle was rather underwhelming. I actually did the read the book way before the movie was made and I had the very same feeling with the book as well. Anyway, to conclude, I think it is actually overrated but I have to admit that it is still worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10