The Shawshank Redemption

But seriously, how do I get myself some suspenders like those...

The Shawshank Redemption's plot follows the incarceration and subsequent adventures of Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne (said doo-frain), as witnessed by fellow inmate and professional narrator Morgan Freeman.

I'm not really going to bleat on about its ranking as numero uno on IMDB; it's a decent movie, nothing really long wrong with it. Much of the acting in the movie if of high caliber, and Tim Robbins even manages to keep me from my usual reaction of reaching my guts out at the sight of him. He even goes to prove he's not Kristen Stewart's father by squeezing out a smile!

See! You can tell because his eyebrows go up and his eyes squint more...

With nothing really going for it in terms of soundtrack, cinematography, costumes, etc it's left up to the acting and plot to keep this movie entertaining, which it is actually quite successful at doing. The storyline is fine, and finishes nicely. One of the more successful parts of the script is the development of the character Andy, and how the interweaving of seemingly unrelated events (such as the rock collection and being locked in the hole) affect Andy's ultimate decisions along with his general outlook on life.

The support cast does a great job upholding Mr Robbins and keeping the audience interested enough, although while watching it viewers will likely remain quite aware of the movie's length. Overall, the chances are this movie won't chance your life, and it's really just an average enjoyable movie, nothing that special.

The Good: Morgan Freeman narrating like a boss, Clancy Brown as the mean old captain of the guards.
The Meh: Tim Robbins, he's not that awesome.
The Ugly: movie length, that's about it.
Hey There Good Looking: if you're looking for eye candy, you came to the wrong place.
Overall: 7/10

OMGosh, spoiler!