Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
Acting
Malkovich's Lennie: childlike, terrifying, devastating. Sinise matches him beat for beat.
Cinematography
Golden wheat fields that feel like a coffin being slowly nailed shut.
Writing
Steinbeck's dialogue untouched—every 'I get to tend the rabbits' lands like a gut punch.
Director
Gary Sinise
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