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Lone Star
Driving by his deep will of solving the case from 40 years ago, Sam Deeds, a young courageous and intelligent police officer, goes in a mission, in order to reveal the hidden truth behind the disappearance of a Sheriff, the thing that brings terrible for him and challenges him, as he finds out many secrets related to his family.
24 August 1951, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
20 August 1936, Ponce, Puerto Rico
31 October 1980, New York, USA
23 June 1957, Chicago, Illinois, USA
18 May 1949, Houston, Texas, USA
27 August 1969, Houston, Texas, USA
4 November 1969, Uvalde, Texas, USA
December 28, 2004
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)
January 01, 2000
John Sayles' "Lone Star" contains so many riches, it humbles ordinary movies.
March 22, 2013
[A] complex and rewarding new Texas murder mystery.
March 11, 2008
The latest chapter in Sayles' ongoing great American novel.
February 09, 2006
Sayles' witty, vividly demotic dialogue knocks even Tarantino for six, the characterisations are uniformly colourful and credible, the soundtrack and the widescreen camerawork exemplary ...
January 24, 2007
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
January 01, 2000
The great, stirring epic "Lone Star" stands as a peak in the career of John Sayles, who already has such admirably serious films to his credit.
September 14, 2005
Well over two hours with not a single minute wasted.
January 01, 2000
Sayles' latest never bores during its 21/4-hour unreeling. But neither does it soar, despite finessing a complex flashback narrative set in 1957 and present-day.
April 03, 2005
John Sayles is in fine form here, thanks in no small part to an excellent cast.
September 27, 2012
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.
March 26, 2009
A richly textured and thoroughly engrossing drama that ranks with indie filmmaker John Sayles' finest work.
