Chronicle's Edward Guthmann thought the cinematography was "handsome", and the music was "florid and melodramatic". He added, "Darabont is such a committed filmmaker, and believes so earnestly and intensely in the stories he puts onscreen". Desson Thomson of The Washington Post called the storytelling "brilliant", and said "From its deceptively easygoing beginning to the heart-wrenching finale, The Green Mile keeps you wonderfully high above the cynical ground." Conversely, some critics had a less positive response. Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter opined, "By inflating the simple story with a languorous pace, pregnant pauses, long reaction shots and an infinitely slow metabolism, Darabont has burdened his movie version with more self-importance than it can possibly sustain." While complimenting the production design and soundtrack, the critic from Timeout magazine thought some scenes were tiresome and the film "suffers from a surfeit of plot threads and characters". Writing for the BBC, Clark Collis took issue with some of the plot's unrealistic elements and thought the film was too long. David Ansen of Newsweek thought The Green Mile was weaker than Darabont's previous film, The Shawshank Redemption (1994). He stated, The Green Mile is a "lumbering, self-important three-hour melodrama that defies credibility at every turn". Accolades Home media The film was released on VHS and DVD on June 13, 2000. The film earned $17.45 million in combined DVD and VHS rental revenue by June 18, 2000. The Blu-ray was released on December 1, 2009. That version is now out of print. The 4K Blu-ray was released on February 22, 2022. Notes References External links 1990s American films 1990s English-language films 1990s prison drama films 1999 crime drama films 1999 drama films 1999 films American crime drama films American fantasy films American prison drama films Castle Rock Entertainment films Films about capital punishment Films about mice and rats Films about miscarriage of justice Films about old age Films about rape Films about racism in the United States Films based on works by Stephen King Films directed by Frank Darabont Films produced by David Valdes Films scored by Thomas Newman Films set in 1935 Films set in 1999 Films set in Louisiana Films set in prison Films shot in California Films shot in North Carolina Films shot in Tennessee Films with screenplays by Frank Darabont Great Depression films Magic realism films Universal Pictures films Warner Bros. films