The Straight Story
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Movie Reviews of The Straight Story
Movie Review: A straightforward story honestly told.
Summary: 5 Stars
A wonderful gentle movie that I'm still enjoying after several viewings. Clearly Mr Lynch is not afraid to experiment and deliver something different and this is so unlike his previous output. Judging from some of the reviews this is not a movie for everyone but fortunately the one or two stars are in a minority. Most of the others, like me, appreciated the slow moving (just like five mph Deere mower) unfolding of Alvin's big adventure and the folks he met. Where else other than the Midwest, where honesty comes as standard, could this story take place.There is so much to enjoy! Angelo Badalamenti creates the perfect bluegrass style theme music, cinematographer Freddie Francis captures the gorgeous colors of the Midwest, the actors and especially Richard Farnsworth sparkle. Great lines, too, Alvin says to a hitchhiker, who has run away from home and shares a meal with him around the campfire, "A warm bed in a house sounds a mite better than eating a hot dog on a stick with an old geezer travelling on a lawn mower".
The 'Straight Story' is a little gem and I bet I'll still be enjoying its warmth and honesty for a long time.
Movie Review: beautiful and haunting......
Summary: 5 Stars
THE STRAIGHT STORY is a brilliant adaptation of the true story of Alvin Straight, a 73 year old man who made a (nearly) 300 mile trek, solo, on his John Deere lawnmower, to be reunited with his brother, for whom he had a bad parting of the waves.
Richard Farnsworth plays the title character with quiet and meditative dignity, while Sissy Spacek give a wonderful, understated performance as his (slightly) retarded daughter, Rose. On the course of his journey, which takes six weeks, Alvin encounters several kind people, and he touches their lives with his insight and wisdom. It's hard to believe that director David Lynch, best known for twisted works, like BLUE VELVET and LOST HIGHWAY, brought such respectability and beauty to this little film, without being cynical or dark in the least bit. What's more, it was beautifully shot and we see the rolling valleys and peaks, in Alvin's peripheral, as he travels along the dusty roads, and gazes up at the night sky to share his thoughts with the cosmos. Richard Farnsworth earned an Oscar nomination, for this role, probably one of the most beautiful of his career. Not to be missed......
Movie Review: The Straight Story
Summary: 5 Stars
This Movie Is Based On a true story about two brothers that have grown up together and than had a bust up and went than seperate ways one brother had a stoke and the other brother was get old and than live in difftrent parts of usa one brother,who had frought in the trench of world war 2 could not driver a car because his license had been take of him,so he decide to go and see his brother in wisconsen on has ride on lawn mower tow has trailer behind the first time her left his home town the ride on lawn broken down and was carted back to town he went to a John Deere agent to get a new mower this was a 1966 model so her started on again on has trip, he meet a young girl thaty had run away from hope because she was 5mtn pregant there got to talk about family and things she left has camp site too go back home, he was going in to a steep hill and has drivebelt broke cause to lose control of the lawnmower and trailer this cause damage to the transmisson which had to be fixed and meet two brother who fixed but these two twin brother had not been get on has word too them is that family special, he made all the way to has brother houseMovie Review: Poignant, simple, and evocative
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is an oh so important and pleasant reminder that you don't need to have sex, action, violence, special effects, big budgets, box office draws, or complicated scripts to produce quality. IT'S THE STORY that drives it all. And within is a very powerful one but one without a great deal of dialogue or bravado. In this case it was totally unnecessary.The only rebuttal I would make to any critics who say that this film moved to slowly is that the director was trying to create a sense of time and distance. That of a life, relationships, regrets and revelations. None of which happen in a moment or are necessarily singular events. Wisdom comes with time and in small increments just as the trip (in the film) demonstrates. So for me the story did not move slowly at all.
If you need to be bombarded with the stupidity and inane activity that occurs in too many Hollywood films today then the Straight Story is definitely not for you. On the other hand if you can appreciate truth, honesty, and the beauty of the human spirit then you will truly revel in The Straight Story.
Movie Review: Lynch's Straight Story
Summary: 5 Stars
David Lynch has a tendency to direct obtuse, artistic think-peices. Often Lynch leaves the impression that he is filming dreamscapes which make perfect sense to him immediately upon waking, less sense as the day progresses, and little sense to the audience he is recounting the dream to. The emotion is always intense and there is a place for this art, which alarms and threatens with only vague explanation. The Straight Story is a remarkable narrative by any messure, but perhaps more remarkable considering it comes from Lynch. The emotion is as intense as ever, but the plot is completely comprehensive and digestable. A man embarks on a journey to make amends with his ailing brother using the feable means available to him. Along the way his values and good nature are embued on those that he passes on his jouney. The wisdom and revelations seem profound in their simplicity, and Lynch lets the strength of the story capture his audience. Lynch's usual disorientation, confusion, and contradiction is cast aside to tell a remarkable story based on true events.