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Title: Sayles' finest hour (or two)
Review: If I could have only ten DVDs on a desert island, this would make the cut. If you can only see one film by John Sayles, choose Lone Star. How come? Characterizations, acting, settings, cinematography, music, and above all, the writing. This film satisfies on every level, illustrating a complicated place (the U.S./ Mexican borderland) in contemporary American life in short, deft strokes. There is brutality, cynicism, and despair, along with history, hope, and even a little hilarity. All that plus, in a barroom scene, Lucinda Williams can be heard on the jukebox.
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