Rating : - Of MIce & Men - Reza Badiyi directs, Robert Blake stars
This Robert Blake as George and Randy Quais as Lenny film version is excellent for comparative analysis of novel and film.
Several added scenes provide fodder for commentary on creative license and director's intent. Elimination of any swearing in the film alters George's character to a more sympathetic one and giving Curley's wife an actual name and some added scenes adds a female perspective to the loneliness of laboring males. Sprawling western vistas and primarily outdoor footage give a sense of Steinbeck's California setting.