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Summary: An American Masterpiece
Review: John Steinback's classic novel "Of Mice and Men" has been made again for the big screen, but with direction by Gary Sinise. It's touching, gripping and powerful. The lavish scenery shows well and George and Lennie are running away to find work. Lennie (John Malkovich) is a tall, slow-minded fellow who means well, but causes trouble. George (Sinise) is his friend and looks out for him. The movie stays close to the novel and will definitely help any freshman in high school who doesn't want to read the book. Forget the Shakespeare garbage, this book really is good! The two men along with an older man have a dream to buy a nice little place to tend rabbits and it would be paradise. Unfortunately, Lennie gets himself into trouble with the boss' son and his girlfriend. I've learned that you should never try to punch a man twice as big as you, unless you're a genius because your hand will get smashed. Seriously, the movie is a tour de force and kudos to director Sinise for making a poignant picture of true friendship. John Malkovich is brilliant and the supporting cast is great. A must-own masterpiece.
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Summary: of mice and men
Review: Of mice and men
In his interpretation of John Steinbeck's classic novel „Of Mice and Men" as a movie, Gary Sinise did a very good job. As heart - moving the novel is as difficult it is for a director to reflect its emotions on screen. However, Gary Sinise using an adaptation by Horton Foote has reached much more than that.
The story is about two vagabonds or migrant workers travelling together, looking for work on ranches to earn enough money to make their dream of having their own piece of land come true. Two men who are completely different in appearance and character prove that real friendship is possible.
George, played by Gary Sinise, is the intelligent part of the duo, who takes care about his strong but simple-minded friend Lennie, excellently played by John Malkovich.
The director didn't change much of the novel and that's one reason why the movie is as good as it is and with its perfectly chosen actors it's really worth seeing.
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Summary: Of mice an Men - Review
Review: The Sinise film Of Mice and Men is the best adaptation ever for John Steinbeck's masterpiece of literature. Both Lennie, played by John Malkovich, and George, played by Gary Sinise, are the best casting for the original characters.
John Malkovich's acting is magnificent. He played his role exactly the way you would imagine him in the novel.
His performance as the tall dumb guy, tending to get always in trouble with pretty girls, is as perfect as it could be. His thin voice, the grotesque way of speaking, his use of colloquial speech and his lack of mimicry are only some features which are perfectly acted and make Lennie's figure seem real.
As well as Malkovich Gary Sinise , also the director, is able to create a living George, a real "nice fellow", as the book describes. Being Lennie's best friend, he takes care of him and could be seen as the intelligent and planning part of this 2-men-team.
Similar to Steinbeck's model, both characters are clear-cut and it is easy to concentrate on the film's message. The movie gives an interpretation of what real friendship means, the problems of lonely farmworkers without families and the desperate situation of an America that suffers from a run-down economy.
Standing between these problems of the depression, George and Lennie have one dream in common - they want to buy their own piece of land. Therefore, to earn money, they are working on a farm where almost the whole film takes place. The wheat fields, the typical farm area and thousands of small details of the book have been taken into account. So this great and emotional movie is a mirror for the American people's situation during the time of depression, more than average entertainment leading back to a magical sense for directing and acting of Gary Sinise.
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Summary: Of mice and men
Review: 1937- the time of the Great Depression and also the year in which John Steinbeck's novel Of mice and men captures a nation`s desperation, pain and hopelessness.
After two former adaptions of Steinbeck's classic, Gary Sinise, who had been impressed by the emotions implied in this great piece of literature since he watched the theatre play as a teenager, directed the third remake.
Telling the story of the simple-minded Lennie (John Malkovich) and the clever George(Gary Sinise), who takes care of Lennie, the film impressively describes the two men trying to get enough money to buy their own piece of land. It's hard enough to create such a masterpiece in writing but Sinise perfectly managed to convert even these little hints given in Steinbeck's novel, which allow predictions as to how the story will go on, onto screen. Remarkably reproducing the dreariness and hopelessness of people unsuccessfully dreaming the ‚American Dream`, the film makes you realize that this masterpiece doesn't only describe the destiny of two pitiable guys trying to make their dreams come true but also reminds us of another tantalizing similar period of time- our`s!
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Summary: A masterpiece
Review:
John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice And Men was first adapted to big screen in 1939. But there were two more remakes following this first version by Burgess Meredith.
In 1992 Gary Sinise directed the latest version in which he himself plays George, an intelligent, hard-working man who takes care of Lennie, his intellectually handicapped friend.
Lennie is a really warm-hearted childish guy who has a soft spot for petting soft things. He always says: 'I wanna tend the rabbits', which makes him appear like someone who cannot even harm a fly. But his inability to handle his strength gets him into trouble several times. John Malkovich (Lennie) did a great job in playing this simple-mindedness but I imagined Lennie as being a bit more amusing. In the scenes in which he wants George to tell him the story about their future (`We'll live on the fatta the land, that's it George!'), Malkovich's acting doesn't excite enough empathy, which was disappointing.
But this flaw is made up for by the beautiful countryside which is shown exactly like it is described in the book. The great camera movement enables you to experience the life on an ordinary American ranch. It seems so close that you can almost smell the hay in the burning sun.
Moreover, the `down the farm' dialect underlines the simplicity of the circumstances people lived in these days.
To my mind the mis-en-scene was very well done because it corresponded almost to all of my expactations after reading the book.
That's why I would say that Sinise has successfully turned John Steinbeck's story into an entertaining movie which is a masterpiece in it's own right.
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Summary: A Classic Film of the Importance of Friendship
Review: John Steinback's classic, Of Mice and Men, is an amazing book. The characters speak to you and you actually care about what happens to them. I think that's one of the hardest things to get readers to feel-- to have them care.
This wonderful film simply gives you a clearer image of what generally truly happened. When I first saw this film right after reading the book, I was quite surprised at how well suited the actors were for certain characters. I could imagine it, feel it, care about what happened next. Even though I had read the book, I was anxious and full of suspense to see what was next.
As many have said, there are some scenes in the movie that didn't happen in the book. Such as the scene with Curly's wife and George. She flirts with him and George doesn't really know how to back away. However, in the book, it states that George clearly wants nothing to do with her. There are some scenes in the movie, probably two at the most, that never happen in the book. But, I guess, if you picture it and think the way the characters would react, you could see it happening at one point or another.
All and all, I loved this movie. I rented it at first and had to buy it right after I returned it. Also, Gary Sinise fits George's part suprisingly very well. The two actors of Lennie and George were also the actors for the broadway version in Of Mice and Men, too! So they really know what they're doing, eh?
Believe me, you'll be satisfied with this movie. It'll capture the hearts of both the young and old.
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Summary: Gut-wrenching movie
Review: When I first read the story, way back when (it was required reading in some old Literature class), it was a great story.
The movie remains great. Not a good movie for those who need a happy ending, this movie delivers an emotional kick to the gut, although it takes its time getting there.
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Summary: The Best Adaptation of Steinbeck's Classic
Review: Horton Foote's 1992 adaptation of Steinbeck's classic depression-era tale shines brightly with the simply impeccable performances of its leading men, Gary Sinise and John Malkovich.
The story is the classic tale of two hoboes from the Dust Bowl who come to make a new life as ranch hands in California during the 1930s. Gary Sinise plays George, the hardworking and caring custodian of his retarded but herculean cousin Lennie (John Malkovich.) As they come closer to reaching their independence, their dreams are shattered by the seductive advances by a woman (Sherilyn Fenn) whose husband is one the farm's owners (Casey Siemaszko.) Trouble ensues and George must bear the weight of his cousin's failings once again.
A very touching story brought to life by the amazing talents of Sinise and Malkovich. This is truly the best adaptation of Steinbeck's story that I've seen to date.
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Summary: Highly Recommended!!
Review: This Steinbeck classic comes to life with the brilliant acting of Gary Sinise and John Malkovich. This is one time when I can truly say the movie was almost as good as the book! Malkovich plays main character Lenny to a "T." All high school English students should see and evaluate this one. It is powerful human drama.
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Summary: John Malkovich and Gary Sinise Play Roles to Perfection
Review: If you have read the book but haven't seen the movie, you are making a (as Donald Trump would say) "HUGE" mistake. Acting was created so Gary Sinise and John Malkovich could play these roles! And I really mean that. I have read John Steinbeck's novel a few times. I am seriously bothered by the constant "using the Lord's name in vain" in all of Steinbeck's novel, but that doesn't discount the fact that he is a great writer - one of the best of all time. When I finally got to watch the movie, I was blown away by what a great job Malkovich and Sinise did playing their characters. But I was even more blown away by the rest of the actors ability to step up to the plate too. Every character was just as I pictured them in my head. There are a few scenes that are not exactly as they were in the book: Curley's wife confronts George while he is alone in the barn...that's not in the book. Candy walks in on Lennie and Crook in Crook's room which is not in the movie. But these little changes matter not...the soul of each character is captured perfectly by this amazing movie! Lennie and George are partners in their walk through life, and they couldn't be more opposite: Lennie (Malkovich) is a child in a big man's body, and George (Sinise) is the quick thinking (though never quite quick enough) sidekick determined to watch after his friend. The two actors are amazing on screen; I could almost swear they were having a contest to see who could actually (really) change in to their character. I think it was a tie! I wish I could give it six stars - not an option though. See ya next review!
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