Of Mice & Men
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Movie Reviews of Of Mice & Men
Movie Review: a film you will never forget...
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was growing up, my mother taught me many wise lessons. One that I'll never forget is the importance of compassion. "It's easy to love people who are attractive and charming," she'd say. "A truly great person," she'd remind me, "cares for those who aren't so easy or pleasant to love." Perhaps her words are the reason I fell in love with the book thirty years ago.
The movie, now over a decade old, is as powerful as the book. I have taught high school for 23+ years, and no other film I've ever shown has had this impact. Sixteen and seventeen year olds are a pretty tough audience; each year when I show this I am reminded of the universal language and educational impact of good cinema. Quite often, the bell rings for the change of classes and students remain in their seats. They laugh out loud at times and almost always leave with moist eyes when the film ends. Many have asked to borrow the movie to share with family and friends. I literally wore out the VHS tape with so much use. Now, it is the DVD I share with them. I honestly believe this film has the potential to introduce young and old alike to classic literature while reminding them of the complexities of the human condition.
Movie Review: A Beautiful Film!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was really pleased with this version of the Steinbeck novel. Gary Sinese did a wonderful job directing this--I had no idea he was so talented. The screenplay by Horton Foote is deeply moving. All of the actors are first rate. Malkovich is quite impressive, never going too far over the line which would be easy to do in such a role. Sinese is very good, too, in a moving performance. (I'm running out of superlatives.) All of the supporting actors and the actress give fine performances.
The setting is really beautiful-- the sunny California farm area, which helps to balance the darkness of the tale. The happier details of their work life--reaping the barley and the horseshoe game, give some notion of the joy of life even while you feel the sense of impending tragedy building up. It's all done very well.
The story is not a happy one, as stories go, but there is so much beauty in the relationship between these two men, that it left me teary eyed but not depressed. This is definitely a film worth seeing. Good for kids, too, I think. (Don't mind the woman who objected to the curse words.)
Movie Review: One of my favorite movies!
Summary: 5 Stars
Of Mice and Men is mainly about friendship. George is always there for Lenny and Lenny is always there for George. Sadly, this movie's also about shattered dreams. But hey that's reality. I don't understand why anyone would hate this movie. The acting is flawless...it's not overdone or underdone! The directing was awesome, they got the full meaning of the book out...the music even fit perfectly!! You'll fall in love with George and Lenny. I've seen this movie a few times now..and I've cried everytime. It's the only depressing movie I love (and probably the only one I'll love). This movie also made me love Gary Sinise!! He's such a wonderul actor...and director..and producer...but of course John Malckovich did a great job as well ^_^ It's very sad how this didn't win any oscars...but then again, Lord Of the Rings didn't get best picture...so maybe I don't like the Academy Awards! :P This movie...left me speechless afterwards. Of Mice and Men is for anyone with a heart! I simply love everything about it and can't find anything bad to say. (Which is rare for me ^_^)So...if you haven't seen it, SEE IT NOW!!!!
Movie Review: Brilliant adaptation of a classic story
Summary: 5 Stars
It's risky business whenever a classic piece of American literature is adapted to film (especially when it already was years before to boot), but somehow everyone involved here managed to pull it off. John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is brilliantly adapted here and directed by Gary Sinise. Sinise also stars as George, and John Malkovich is sublimely cast as George's retarded, hulkish cousin Lennie. The two drifters appear to finally find a home to call their own, and a dreamish future that is closer to ever than happening, only to have everything tragically fall apart. What makes this 1992 adaptation of Steinbeck's classic so great is Sinise's sensitive direction as well as his strong and understated performance, but it's John Malkovich who steals the show in one of his career best performances as the sympathetic Lennie who is trying to survive in a world he was never meant for. The DVD itself has some nice extras as well, including an insightful commentary from Sinise and screen tests for some of the actors. All in all, films adapted from classic literature rarely get better than this.Movie Review: Humble, simple, and with great emotional impact
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with other reviewers...this is a great film and deserves far more recognition than it ever received. I was never a big Gary Sinise fan, but after seeing this film realized how gifted (as opposed to "talented"), he is. His direction infuses this film with far more emotional impact than almost any I have seen. To this day, I especially remember the scene where George and Lenny, sitting in the room shared by several men, are discussing their "dream." Ray Walston lay on a bed across the room, and he was hearing George tell the story...Ray sits up and says, "Do you know of such a place?" The lighting, the direction, the acting all absorb the viewer and you are there in that room, with others whose lives have been broken down beyond salvage, and for a moment you can feel the spark of hope that such a person may feel when they begin to think they may have "one more chance" at something of value in life.
I can't say any more about the performances than have already been said... Remarkable is a word that doesn't begin to describe it.
A great film.