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The Straight Story 19 Nov 99

David Lynch makes a movie with a G rating, released by Disney? Hello? In time, though, one realizes it certainly is a Lynch film, just without the nastily dark side of his America showing. The real surprise is how fantastic the film is; these characters so real and lived in it feels almost like a documentary. A touching without being overly sentimental documentary. Highly recommended. A



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