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9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 0 out of 7

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  1. JonathanR.
    Feb 13, 2005
    9
    Scripted and acted to perfection. One of my personal top-10 of all time.
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  2. DeusaV.
    Sep 15, 2007
    9
    It´s a beautilful film, I recommend!!!! Several stories and also flashback. Actors are very good. I had a good time.
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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Reviewed by: Laura Miller
    30
    Sayles speaks the language of cinematic formula so automatically -- his reunited lovers slow dance to a jukebox in a dark, deserted cafe and wait unannounced outside each other's workplaces when they want to talk -- that he's forgotten that real people don't do this stuff.
  2. Reviewed by: John Krewson
    90
    A strange and thoughtful story, told in unhurried conversations and artful flashbacks. The things people keep from themselves are just as important to this mystery as the things they keep from each other, and that transforms Lone Star from a mere mystery into something much richer.
  3. By the end, it is clear just how much in control Sayles has been all along. The resolution, though typically restrained, forcefully puts over the movie's point, that we're all more connected than we think.