Lone Star Reviews
Top Critic[A] complex and rewarding new Texas murder mystery.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
ColeSmithey.com
One of several of writer-director John Sayles's masterpieces -alongside such unforgettable films as "City of Hope," "Matewan" and "The Secret of Roan Inish" - "Lone Star" is an absorbing neo-Western mystery told in a haunting magical realist tone.
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| Original Score: A+
eFilmCritic.com
The latest chapter in Sayles' ongoing great American novel.
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| Original Score: 5/5
EmanuelLevy.Com
Lone Star, one of Sayles best and most popular films, explores the historical strain between the Mexican and American communities in Texas. Though a bit didactic (too many sermons), it's well acted and visually more satisfying than his other films
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| Original Score: A-
TheMovieReport.com
Well over two hours with not a single minute wasted.
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| Original Score: 4/4
eFilmCritic.com
John Sayles is in fine form here, thanks in no small part to an excellent cast.
| Original Score: 4/5
Kansas City Kansan
It is the structure of the film, including the smooth-subtle pans, turning present to past and back to present, that really awe. (published 7-19-96)
Full Review | Original Score: A+
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Lone Star is intrinsically an aggregate of John Sayles' prior films, politically and racially.
eFilmCritic.com
A intriguing use of non-linear narration . . . a palette of fascinating characters, and the gothic Americana setting of a small Texas town with many skeletons in its closet.
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| Original Score: 5/5
New Times
Could be shorter, but ultimately is Sayles doing what he does best
| Original Score: 4/5
Flipside Movie Emporium
A near-perfect examination of small town Texas life, as seen through the prism of a decades-old murder mystery.
| Original Score: 5/5
Lawrence Journal-World
John Sayles' finest effort to date.
| Original Score: 5/5
