Of Mice and Men
1992
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: October 2, 1992 |
Starring:
Alexis Arquette, Casey Siemaszko, Gary Sinise, Joe Morton, John Malkovich, John Terry, Noble Willingham, Ray Walston, Richard Riehle, Sherilyn Fenn
Summary:
A nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.
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And the mostly stage-trained Sinise - who draws double duty here as director and co-star - distinguishes himself with an especially sympathetic performance and a lean, sensitive, almost delicate directorial debut that mark him as an industry force to be reckoned with.
Worthy of this and future adaptations, Of Mice and Men is blessed by timeless quality. [16 Oct 1992, p.22]
But the biggest surprise is that Sinise steals scene after scene from Malkovich who has the flashier role. His work also has a quiet power, a tribute to the minimalist acting style that knows the camera can function as an X-ray if the characterization is true. [2 Oct 1992, p.C]
Malkovich and Sinise, who worked together in Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre (which Sinise co-founded), are touching and pleasurable together. Malkovich's portrayal of big, simple naif Lennie will attract the most attention, yet he is remarkably restrained, skirting the dangerous fence between verisimilitude and sheer ham. But Sinise, in the quieter, caretaking role, achieves at least as much.
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