Movie #974 "Of Mice and Men" 2014 is a solid performance by Chris O'Dowd, who was rightly nominated for best tony award this past year. James Franco is James Franco, in and out. When he's in, he's rock solid, but in the first scene for example, he's too much with the yelling. He needed more shades of in between. And I felt he just didn't get to the high point --- when they find the dead body in the stable, he's not near tense enough. He kind of stands around, so I don't think that was played well. Curly's wife was a tad weak, too. All full of anger most of the time, and that was about it. Her death looked too staged, too. But anyway, the setting was great --- real water on stage, bunk beds that tracked in, etc. Loved the scenery, and that we could be so close to the "staged" play that we could see tears in everyone's eyes at the end of this , their last performance. I would like to see more of these filmed "live" theatre performances in movie theaters on the big screen. Cool!
Of Mice and Men - national theatre presents last show on Broadway --- videotaped
Our best guess for you: 4 stars
Average of 1022363 ratings: 3.8 stars
This moving adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel follows two migrant workers, one a dimwitted gentle giant and the other his judicious protector, who find jobs in Depression-era California, only to have their hopes destroyed.
Cast: James Franco as George and Chris O'Dowd as Lennie
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