The Straight Story: Critic Reviews

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

84

Lynch's first movie since Blue Velvet that truly envelops you in its spell.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jay Carr Boston Globe (Top Critic)

A beguiling piece of Americana.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Louis B. Parks Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

One of cinema's most charming actors.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jane Sumner Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

A polished supporting cast makes The Straight Story seem almost like a documentary.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

100

At the center of this film's luminous vision is its perfectly cast star.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

One of the most delicately poignant road pictures ever made in this country.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Peter Howell Toronto Star (Top Critic)

There could be no finer casting choices than Farnsworth and Spacek.
Full Review » 12 years ago
David Edelstein Slate (Top Critic)

Lynch has slowed the world down and gotten back in touch with it.
Full Review » 10 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

88

Lynch paces the film beautifully.
Full Review » 12 years ago
David Hunter Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

Another pleasant surprise.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

60

Too mannered and weird around the edges to be convincing.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

80

Great, but young kids may be bored and restless.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

88

Mainstream-accessible yet completely maintains Lynch's uniquely off-kilter artistic identity.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Rob Nelson City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

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.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Jeffrey Overstreet Looking Closer

92

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.
Full Review » 7 years ago
James Rocchi Netflix

100

Director David Lynch's American odyssey is a masterwork of quiet poetry.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

100

Farnsworth proves the greatest special effect is the human face.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films Guide

92

Lynch has no intention of trying to “explain” what makes Alvin tick or of understanding him in any reductionistic way; of reducing a man to a motivation.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope

75

The story seems to reveal itself naturally, like a flower bud opening up.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice

Marvels abound in this honest and engaging film about real people from the heartland of America.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Stephen Farber Movieline

Richard Farnsworth brilliantly embodies a man who combines cantankerousness, tenacity and wisdom.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid

One of the best pictures of the year.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Chuck Rudolph Matinee Magazine

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Sweet and simple with pleasures big and small.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Jim Chastain Norman Transcript

One of the best films of 1999.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 3BlackChicks Review

100

Spend a nice Sunday with grandma. Take her out to brunch and then check out this movie.
Full Review » 11 years ago