Of Mice & Men
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Movie Reviews of Of Mice & Men
Movie Review: A masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Movie Review: Outstanding Depth and Clarity of Steinbeck's Tale
Summary: 5 Stars
Of Mice and Men is a exquistely beautiful adaptation of Steinbeck's novel. This bittersweet relationship of two Depression era farmhands is superb. Gary Sinese directs and co-stars with John Malkovich as the friends who are migrant workers with a cherished dream of a small home of their own. They are tired of being serfs and look forward to better times.
The setting is California during the Depression and Lennie (John Malkovich) is running away from trouble with his best and only friend George (Gary Sinese). They catch a train and ride to another town and get a ranch job. Lennie is mentally-retarded and a tall, strong man not aware of his own strength. He kills small animals with kindness and handles them too roughly. George is constantly reminding Lennie not to get in trouble and not to talk to people.
George and Lennie do well on this new job and learn they can buy a farm together with an older farmhand who has saved some money. He is desperate to spend his last years in dignity and offers to help buy the property so he can be part of the dream of owning a place. Things are looking up for the three men.
It is the best of times for awhile, but the Rancher's daughter-in-law is lonely and is constantly trying to find time alone with either Lennie or George. Lennie accidently strangles the needy seductive young woman and realizes he has done something really bad. Lennie runs to a secret meeting place and waits for George as the rancher's son sets out with ranch helpers and the dogs to hunt Lennie down.
Of Mice and Men is moving, clear and shows deep understanding of Steinbeck's tale.
Movie Review: John Malkovich and Gary Sinise Play Roles to Perfection
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
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Movie Review: A Classic Film of the Importance of Friendship
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Movie Review: 262-11 Summer: Assignment 5
Summary: 5 Stars
The setting took placed during the Depression-era in California. George and Lennie are two lonely men who found work in a ranch while keeping away from trouble, but as much as they tried doing just that, something tragic happened.
Of Mice and Men is an adaptation of a novel by John Steinbeck. The film producers did a great job converting the novel into a film. There are scenes that were not from the novel and vice-versa. But the film still did a great job with representing the book as much as possible.
The two main characters are George, played by Gary Sinise, and his impeded friend Lennie, a character played by John Malkovich. Their dream is to own a land and in order to pursue that dream, both forlorn men decided to work in a ranch, while trying to avoid their boss' seductive wife. Lennie, who has good intentions, got himself in a dilemma when he inadvertently killed the wife of his boss's son. In the end George had to slay Lennie in order to avoid the torment by other people. Every actor did a marvelous job portraying the characters. The music for the final scenes insinuates the tragic ending amazingly.
I would recommend the film to children ages 13 and up. But I would suggest reading the book first since there are some parts that are not integrated in the film.