Siskel & Ebert - Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men is one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. The story was one of several from author John Steinbeck to focus on the struggles caused by the Great Depression in the United States. In the 1992 film based on the novel, Gary Sinise played the role as director as well as the main character in the story George Milton. John Malkovich also provided the powerful role as the intellectually disabled giant Lennie Small. Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert both awarded the film a thumbs up review with Siskel proclamining it one of the year’s best films. Along with Siskel and Ebert’s praise, Of Mice and Men was nominated for the Palme d“Or award at the Cannes Film Festival and currently has a 96% rating by Rotten Tomatoes.