A Surprisingly Good Rendition

In this non-literary portrayal of "Of Mice and Men," the very challenged Lenny (John Malkovich) is seen strolling along in a carefree style alongside George (Gary Sinise). The picture lightens as they make their way to the clearing in the forest. Birds are singing, and squirrels are chattering, as the brook bubbles happily in the background. Curlely is played by Casey Siemaszko, Curley's wife is played by Sherilyn Fenn, Slim is played by John Terry, Candy is played by Ray Walston, and Crooks is played by Joe Morton.

Whoever wrote the script for this film should receive no credit whatsoever!!! Each line is taken exactly from John Steinbeck's original story. EVERY LINE!!! I realize that viewers get mad when the screen writers deviate from the original story line, but playing out the book line for line is taking it a little too far. I've read the book, I know what happens, add a little scandal, more of a climax. I'm not saying that we should leave out entire chunks of the story, but maybe just tweak a few minor details.

On the plus side, I think that whoever put the cast together did a really good job of picking out the characters. Everyone was recognizable in that they matched the book's description of their character surprisingly well. Seeing as anyone who read the book would view the characters differently, it's very hard to find someone who fits under multiple descriptions. Although they followed the storyline a little too well, there was nothing to complain about when it came to the actual characters.