Synopsis
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
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Cast
- John MalkovichLennie Small
- Gary SiniseGeorge Milton
- Ray WalstonCandy
- Casey SiemaszkoCurley
- Sherilyn FennCurley's Wife
- John TerrySlim
- Richard RiehleCarlson
- Alexis ArquetteWhitt
- Joe MortonCrooks
- Noble WillinghamThe Boss
Recommendations
- 90
Washington Post
Happily, director/star/co-producer Gary Sinise has approached it not with the awe of an English professor, but with the practical eye of a craftsman: Here are solid characters, a taut and emotional story, a beginning, a middle and a wrenching end. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The story is as pure and lean as the original fable which formed in Steinbeck's mind. And because they don't try to do anything fancy -- don't try to make it anything other than exactly what it is -- they have a quiet triumph. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
Lyrical, stirring, and beautifully acted — a seamless adaptation of a novel many will recall with almost too much familiarity. - 80
Variety
Well-mounted and very traditional, Of Mice and Men honorably serves John Steinbeck’s classic story of two Depression-era drifters without bringing anything new to it. Fine performances down the line and sensitive handling justify this attempt to introduce a new generation to the small tragedy of George and Lennie, although lack of any edge or fresh motivation to tell the tale will keep enthusiasm, and B.O. results, at a moderate level. - 80
Washington Post
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. - 70
The New York Times
Yet for all its evident talent, Of Mice and Men is not very exciting. It could be that looking back at Lennie and George with the perspective of time robs them of their urgency. There's no surprise left. - 70
Empire
Overall this is an effective reminder of a minor literary masterpiece, but most folk would be better off reading the novel or checking out the 1939 movie version. - 67
Austin Chronicle
When combined with Sinise's solid work in front of the camera (as George) and behind it, this Of Mice and Men makes for an unassuming but well-made movie which, unlike so many adaptations of literary works, does not go awry.
