Critic Reviews
86
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
positive
32(97%)
mixed
1(3%)
negative
0(0%)
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Its simplicity belies an emotional complexity that will linger in your mind like a gentle dream.
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All the actors are good, but it's Farnsworth's brilliantly simple performance that brings The Straight Story so close to greatness.
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A great, haunting film; it affects us in ways we're not used to...it is capable of both lifting our hearts and chilling us to the bone.
100
Farnsworth's embodiment of old American values, with their combination of delicacy, reserve, and stand-alone independence, is a one-of-a-kind treasure.
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The most atmospheric thing in the movie is Farnsworth's face.
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The best news the G rating has had since the ratings system was instituted in 1968.
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A momentously, shockingly moving fit of shape-shifting by a filmmaker grown tired of the macabre.
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A beautiful, appropriately loping little gem about growing older, daring to take risks and follow your heart. That probably sounds corny, and The Straight Story is.
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The first time I saw The Straight Story, I focused on the foreground and liked it. The second time I focused on the background, too, and loved it.
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The Straight Story truly is one from the heart, and it is wonderful.
