| The Straight Story Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan |
| Directed by David Lynch. Screenplay by John Roach and Mary Sweeney.
Starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, James Cada. Running time: 106
minutes. Rated PG (MFCB). Reviewed on April 24th, 2000. more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by David Dalgleish |
| Starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, James Cada, Harry Dean Stanton;
Directed by David Lynch;
Written by John Roach and Mary Sweeney;
Cinematography by Freddie Francis more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| Looking for an action movie with lots of special effects? Then don't look
at "The Straight Story." But if you're after a well-acted character study,
a masterful collection of frame tales, this small film will leave you well
pleased. more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| The Straight Story (1999) 4 stars out of 4. Starring William Farnsworth,
Sissy Spacek, Everett McGill and Harry Dean Stanton. Directed by David
Lynch. more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| STRAIGHT STORY, THE (director: David Lynch; screenwriters: John
Roach/Mary Sweeney; cinematographer: Freddie Francis; cast: Sissy Spacek
(Rose), Richard Farnsworth (Alvin), Harry Dean Stanton (Lyle), John
Farley (Thorvald), James Cada (Danny Riordan),...more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| After the decadent mania of "Lost Highway," one of my favorite films of the
1990's, I never expected director David Lynch to make a peaceful, simplistic
film thriving on simple pleasures. Sure enough, Lynch always manages to
surprise audiences, and "The...more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Ordinarily, I wouldn't give a second thought to the dunderheads that
think the world will end with the onset of the new millennium. But who
was counting on two G-rated films being among the best of this year's
releases? Scarier yet is the fact that...more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Nick Lyons |
| David Lynches latest flick, is similar to Elephant Man emotional wise, but
not as touching. Although Richard Farnsworth was superb as Alvin Straight, the
film depends too much on sentimental moments, rather than paying attention to
the dull script....more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| At times we feel an overwhelming drive to put our lives in order. The
compulsion might follow a traumatic incident or it might be a change in
the seasons that triggers the need. Whatever the catalyst, we attempt to
right previous wrongs and clean our...more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| Sometimes I think Hollywood no longer knows how to make real movies.
Not everything has to be slam-bang and in-your-face. How quickly we
forget that eloquence and quiet tenacity can be far more satisfying
than disturbing images and big time special...more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| THE STRAIGHT STORY
(Disney)
Starring: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Everett McGill, John Farley,
Jennifer Edwards-Hughes, Harry Dean Stanton.
Screenplay: John Roach and Mary Sweeney.
Producers: Mary Sweeney and Neil Edelstein.
Director: David...more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| rated G
Walt Disney Pictures
111 minutes
starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Heitz, Everett McGill,
Jennifer Edwards, Barbara E. Robertson, John Farley, John Lordan,
Harry Dean Stanton
written by John Roach and Mary Sweeney
directed by David...more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE STRAIGHT STORY" (Buena Vista Pictures)
This delicately wrought, true story of Alvin Straight, a man
on a mission, is a marked departure for film-maker David Lynch ("Blue
Velvet," "The Elephant Man"), and...more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) is an old Iowan with hip,
circulation, and lung problems (to name a few). He lives with his
Daughter Rose (Sissy Spacek) who has a strange, Lynchian speech
impediment. They get a call from Wisconsin, where Alvin's...more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| In "The Straight Story," 73-year-old Alvin Straight learns that his
brother Lyle, with whom he hasn't exchanged a civil word in almost ten
years, has had a stroke. Determined to pay his estranged brother a visit,
Alvin drives across Iowa and into...more |
| The Straight Story Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Yes, that David Lynch. The one that did BLUE VELVET, TWIN PEAKS and
LOST HIGHWAY and about the last director you'd expect to hook up with
Disney to do a live-action, G-rated film based on a true story. What's
next? Brian De Palma with a sequel to...more |
