Review of The Straight Story (1999) by Russell G — 16 Dec 2009

Beautiful, straight story of Mr Straight ;) with wonderful music of Angelo Badalamenti.

This review of The Straight Story (1999) was written by Russell G on 16 Dec 2009.

The Straight Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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