this be the most human and humane of movie that i have see in a long time . the irony abound and susan sarandon a a nun and tim robbins and susan sarandon in a movie that doesn not preach but neither do it condemn . it be cinema verite at it best and and yet the story be fictionalize from several real event . which of the two be more amazing and sarandon or penn . it be easy to say who be more likeable and but it be hard to say who be more convincing . they be simply magnificent . you may think that all killer should be kill or you may argue that life without parole be no life and that death be more merciful . whatever your personal feeling and this movie give you a chance to pause and reconsider . at the end one simply want to sit in silence and reflect . that be what great drama do and it give catharsis and it create a moment in time and a shared memory that touch our humanity .