The Straight Story
An old man makes a long journey by lawn-mover tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother.
7 April 1922, Chicago, Illinois, USA
26 December 1959, Blue Island, Illinois, USA
1 September 1920, Los Angeles, California, USA
February 21, 2014
Is The Straight Story one of my favorite Lynch films? Hard to say. Is it one of his most meticulously, and perfectly constructed? Well, I just can't disagree on that one.
December 29, 2010
Great, but young kids may be bored and restless.
January 01, 2000
Lynch and legendary cinematographer Freddie Francis have crafted a hauntingly lovely mise-en-scène.
August 21, 2009
One could say that The Straight Story is a twilight Western on the order of Unforgiven, except that the pale rider here mounts a snail-paced John Deere instead of a stallion.
January 01, 2000
Spacek does some of her best work.
May 11, 2001
Another pleasant surprise.
January 01, 2000
A polished supporting cast makes The Straight Story seem almost like a documentary.
January 01, 2000
One of the most delicately poignant road pictures ever made in this country.
August 05, 2013
look and feel of a foreign film
January 15, 2005
I don't know how much is 'based on a true story,' but deeper truth about life, love, and forgiveness rings out loud and clear.
January 15, 2002
Lynch has slowed the world down and gotten back in touch with it.
November 28, 2009
Mainstream-accessible yet completely maintains Lynch's uniquely off-kilter artistic identity.
