Such a sweet story about friendship. Very sad ending though! Malkovich was amazing, as usual.
Gary Sinise, John Malkovich, Casey Siemaszko
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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November 16, 2009
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November 7, 2009
An interesting adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel, highlighted by strong performances from Gary Sinise and John Malkovich.
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May 12, 2009
Great performances with John Malcovich as great as he always is, being the key character of the movie and keeping the thrill going. Gary Sinise does a higher-than-average job both in the acting and the directing department.
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July 20, 2008
a well done effort here, if only because the producers reached so high in attempting steinbeck's classic consideration of what could be most important after we take care of the basics, like survival...how we care for each other? sinise is better than i first thought he could be,...( read more)
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April 19, 2008
I did not expect the ending. Under the circumstances, it was probably the most merciful thing his friend could do but how sad!
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November 19, 2009
This is a pretty good movie, mostly due to the fact that John Malkovich and Gary Sinise are such good actors. However, it did not even remotely compare to the greatness of Steinbeck's novel.
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November 17, 2009
A little slow, but enjoyable. maybe, just not the whole film entirely is enjoyable.
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May 14, 2008Like most other people I studied this in my English class. But I love the book and now that I've seen the movie I love it even more.
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November 24, 2007OMG...this movie was SO good. I saw it for the first time in my junior English class. I saw and like fell in love w/ Gary Sinise...he is just so sexy!
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September 3, 2007I didn't watch it in school but in this movie john malkovitch does look like one og my teachers.back on track this is one of my favorvite movies I would like to read the book
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March 2, 2007ye i only watched this movie coz of a essay i had 2 do on it & i think its sad coz lennie dies, but i was so not happy when he killed his puppy or curley's wife that was sad & i wonder if george ever brought that house & yes i have also read the book. lol
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November 5, 2006yeah me too!! i normally hate watching movies in school, they're always lame, but we watched this in class. it's so good!
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October 10, 2006Me! I watched it, we studied it, and then I was like "OMG I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK!!!" so I had to go rent the movie xD
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October 8, 2006Did anyone watch this movie because they wanted to not because they had to study it!
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September 20, 2006This was a wonderful film! All the acting was FABULOUS! John Malcovich was again amzed with his versatility! This a very touching story about the unlikely friendship shared between two men! Beautiful!
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