Of Mice And Men Movie Review Essay

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Of Mice and Men is a miracle of engineering with all of the amazing sets and portrayal of all the characters we know. Gary Sinise does a great job directing and playing the lead character of George Milton. The way all the scenes are Designed really makes it feel like there's no acting at all.

At the beginning of Of Mice and Men George is having a flashback. The two main characters Lennie and George are running from people chasing them with guns as they tried to get out of town. The music is very suspenseful and fast-paced to set the mood. They end up hiding in a ditch where the suspense is rising. Sinise does a good job of making the suspenseful and intriguing.

As the movie went on the portrayal of the characters stayed at a consistent level. Sinise did a good job portraying the father figure of George. It really felt like Sinise and Malkovich had known each other for their entire lives. However, some of the characters like crooks and other ranchers didn't do as well of a job acting their parts. They seemed kind of bland and always rushing the few lines they had in the movie. But, Sherily Finn did a great job of portraying the flirtiness and attitude in her character. (Curley's Wife.) Casey Siemaszko Also did a fantastic job playing the role of curly. The way he acted out the scene where Lennie crushes his hand felt like it wasn't rehearsed and came straight out of reality. …show more content…

The fact that the two ranchers are working together it is an interesting twist but the whole idea of saving up and buying a farm for themselves And living off the fat of the land is a bit boring. The acting and portrayal, however, is very realistic but lots of the events and scenes seem a bit stretched. For example, when Lenny was lifting the bags of barley, the other ranchers were struggling with two people but he seemed to effortlessly pick up one bag and throw it into the

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