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Of Mice and Men
Faithful, credulous, overtrusting account of the dated Steinbeck tearjerker, with John Malkovich (oh dear God, no! no!!) as simple-minded, heavy-petting Lennie, and Gary Sinise as selfless George, his brother's keeper. Sinise, who also directed, although in a soupier style, delivers a Depression-lean performance. But Malkovich, sporting a knitted-browed, fish-lipped expression reminiscent of early Jerry Lewis plus a Tweety-Pie, I-tought-I-taw-a-putty-tat manner of speech, overpowers and smothers and crushes and ruins a good thing: all too true to his role. With Sherilyn Fenn as Trouble-in-a-Dress and Casey Siemaszko as Trouble's Hubby. 1992.
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MPAA Rating: PG-13