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Summary: Wonderfully Moving Film
Review: I have only seen this film on VHS, however, this was an incredible film I am sure only to inprove on the DVD format. A story of stuggles in like relating to dealing with a retardation, wich naturally creates an adventure. Wonderfully performed by Malcovich and Sinise. I am anxious for this title to release in November.
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Summary: Of Mice and Men
Review: Although Gary Sinise sometimes puts a little too much into the character, this movie is a 5-star for drama fans. John Malkovich's performance is brilliant and riveting. He seems the genuine article.
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Summary: A most touching and magnificent play but...
Review: I think if Lennie had just been killed earlier it would save everyone the trouble of caring.
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Summary: great movie.
Review: I am 15 yeasr old and i have seen this film about four times. Thios is not the typical film someone of my age watches but one day i came upon it. this is a wonderful movie with superb acting by John Malkovich. I suggest this movie to everyone.
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Summary: Simply Awful
Review: As a big Steinbeck fan, I just have to ask, "What were they thinking?" I saw this 1992 version of Steinbeck's classic tale while working as a substitute teacher and was very disappointed. This version, while using more of the salty language found in the story (the script has all the "Damns!" and "G*ddamns!" of Steinbeck's novel), has almost no dramatic tension and leaves the viewer feeling hollow, as if you had just watched an exercise in an acting class.The acting is the weakest link in this production's flabby armor. While watching it, you get the feeling that the entire cast is entirely too aware that they acting and every scene feels forced. There are almost no moments where the acting feels natural. Perhaps the biggest disappointment is John Malkovich's cloying, sweet-as-pie Lennie. Overwrought is how Malkovich plays most of his scenes. He tries too hard to turn Lennie into a cuddly stuffed-animal instead of a real, human character. He simply overdoes it trying to work on the audience's sympathies, and ends up making us roll our eyes. Sinise, on the other hand, is wooden and insincere as George, complete with Sinise's signature unidentifiable, somewhere-in-the-Midwest accent that he uses whenever he plays "ordinary, working folk" (I think he used the same accent in "The Stand"). Sinise's direction is similarly uninspired. The death scene of Lennie, which should have been the climax of the film, feels rushed, and loses any emotional impact it should have carried. Now I have to admit that my review is biased. The 1939, Lewis Milestone version of "Of Mice and Men" is my favorite movie of all time. The acting is top-notch. Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney act circles around Malkovich and Sinise. The entire production is unflawed. I suggest you stick with the original. The Sinise version proves you can't improve upon perfection.
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Summary: Powerful and beautiful
Review: I had previously read the book so I thought there would be no shocks but the film made me cry buckets just the same. The scene of Lennie's demise was quite brutal but then, how could it not be? Not mawkish, just very well-acted and photgraphed. Wonderful.
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Summary: A real hidden gem
Review: Having been a big fan of the book, I was a little skeptical when I first rented this movie. I had never seen the original version with Lon Chaney and Burgess Meredith, but I did not see how such a short book could translate in to a full production movie and still hold true to the book. I was pleasantly surprised to see how well Gary Sinise told Steinback's classic tale, and how all of the characters were as believable as they were in the book. Perhaps the biggest surprise performance in this movie comes from Joe Morton, who plays the stable worker Crooks. The scene he shares with Malkovich's character Lenny when the other workers go to town is a subtle reminder of how everyone could use a friend from time to time, and it really hits on the friendship theme which is often ignored when this book is discussed. This movie is a must see for fans of the book, or for anyone who wants to see a movie which earns its stripes by its story and performances.
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Summary: A classic adaption of an excelent novel
Review: I'm studing this text for my GCSE, very intesting it is too. I managed to see both adaptions of the film which really helpes me to get the overall storyline clear. This I think was the slightly better version but not by far. At the risk of being slightly sterotypical, I would say that having read the book, Sinise looked remarkably like you would imagine. His acting was of course inpeccable. Also the other actor who fitted the part very well was old Candy. His description almost exactly fitted the one in the book and the actor played the emotional scenes remarkably well. The only actor who I didn't fing convincing was Lennie. John Malkovich didn't fit the role at all and I think the would have been much better off with someone else. The problem with him (apart from just not looking the part) was his diction. Lennie may have been stupid but people could understand him. Malkovich talks like a 2year old throughout and this is really quite irritating. Other that this fault, the film was very useful to me. It was usually accurate to the plot of the original book and the text also. 4 Stars may be slighly harsh if there was a 4 and 1/2 it would get that.
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Summary: telling tale
Review: A great movie of fraternal love, lonliness and kindness. But hope is the thread that ties this movie together. As often happens, best laid plans often go astray, and our dreams always keep us going, but don't necessariily come true. Sometimes the dream is all we need. a great movie.
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Summary: A strong adaptation of the classic, beautiful story
Review: I read "Of Mice and Men" for my English GCSE course,and I still can't get my mind around how simple and perfect it is as abook. Gary Sinise's film is a truthful adaptation, with only some slight changes, and captures the mood of the book pretty well. I have to say that the most moving scene for me is still the final one. It brings tears to my eyes, every time. The cinematography is beautiful, all green foliage and crisp golden wheat - the use of light is particularly effective in moments such as the pivotal barn scene, where the golden beams peering through the darkened slats of wood make the picture both shadowy and light at the same time ... John Malkovich is excellent as the retarded Lennie - it is always difficult to accept watching a well-known and intelligent actor play a retard, but he manages to defeat the viewer's preconceptions, and he convincingly shows Lennie's childishness, his incomprehension. Gary Sinise is perfect as George: physically suited, subtle and deeply moving. Hehe ... now for the inevitable nit-picking. The main problem - though not so much a problem as a bit too much of a good thing - is that the setting seems to have been evoked so caringly it is almost too lavish. It threatens to make the workers' lifestyle seem too attractive, not more detached and monotonous as it appears in the book. The support cast, while good are maybe sometimes too obviously sympathetic - Curley's wife's mean streak has been played down, and Slim seems more ordinary, less detached and "majestic" than in the book. These are minor flaws though. In fact, the film's structure is quite sparse, and does not fall into the trap that other adaptations can, of sprawling or simply relying on the book's clout and key scenes to see them through. All in all, a pretty faithful adaptation of a beyond-excellent story, well worth watching if you love the original book!
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