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| culturevulture.net |
"The wonder is that Lynch has not only made the material his own, he’s made one of the most beautiful American pictures in recent memory, a laid-back, earth-toned curiosity piece that’s brimming with unexpected emotion." more... |
| Film Journal International |
"A beautiful, endearing, wonderfully surprising piece of work from David Lynch, a film that finds great beauty and great meaning within a single seemingly futile, outwardly ridiculous act." more... |
| Orlando Weekly: A quirky road less traveled |
(4.5 out of 5 stars) "Actor and director understand each other completely, and it is this unlikely relationship that makes 'The Straight Story' a triumph." more... |
| Salon |
"If 'The Straight Story' is the gentlest, most straightforward film Lynch has ever made (that's the dual meaning of the title) it is no less recognizably a David Lynch movie." more... |
| San Francisco Examiner: Lynch goes magically, touchingly 'Straight' |
(4 stars) "Essentially, 'The Straight Story' is a yellow-brick-road movie, a journey film kissed by tiny magic." more... |
| Spliced: Unmistakable Americana at 4 MPH |
(3.5 stars) "Once you get past the fact that you're watching a G-rated David Lynch movie, 'The Straight Story' is a wonderfully simple, impossible to dislike slice of warm, eccentric Americana." more... |
| The Tech (MIT): A Midwestern Odyssey |
"There’s one problem with 'The Straight Story,' and I wish this was the problem with most movies: sometimes, it’s too meaningful." more... |
| Time: A Grand Quest |
"[Farnsworth's] Alvin's tragic memories give perspective to the triumph of his trek, even as Farnsworth's weathered brilliance makes this movie a G as in gem. " more... |
| Upcomingmovies.com |
(4 stars) "with 'The Straight story,' [David Lynch] gives us a homespun and simple yarn that though told with a decidedly European style (where silence is often preferred over words that say nothing) speaks more clearly of a certain brand of American common sense seen little in films today." more... |
| Variety |
"Lenser Francis’ gorgeous long shots of the Iowa cornfields, the Mississippi river and Wisconsin roads, juxtaposed with close-ups of Farnsworth’s expressive face, and Angelo Badalamenti’s evocative music, make for a radiantly pure film." more... |
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