Review: "Of Mice And Men" (Comments)

I enjoyed the book quite a bit and thought it was …

Chuck Fouts - Jun 5, 2007

I enjoyed the book quite a bit and thought it was an excellent window into the life of two generations ago. I hadn’t heard of the movie but your “long and boring” along with the “but one worth watching” has me confused. Is this a good movie for the replication of the original story, for the mind set of watching the vagaries of life, or for the performance of the actors themselves. To be honest Malkovich has worn me thin over the years but I could watch Cool Hand Luke every year or so without getting too tired of it.

Haven’t read the book, so my commen… HarryC - Jun 6, 2007

@Chuck:

Haven’t read the book, so my comment wasn’t directed at the quality of the adaptation.

I would suppose the middle (option ‘B’…wow, I could be a manager!) of the choices is what I was getting at: The movie is slow, but yet relentless. There’s this air of doom that follows George and Lennie, and it builds with each scene.