Review of The Straight Story (1999) by Kristopher V — 13 Feb 2010

Clean, family-friendly story with great performances. Does move a bit slow however.

This review of The Straight Story (1999) was written by Kristopher V on 13 Feb 2010.

The Straight Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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