Lone Star (1995 129min.) [BBC2 12.10am saturday]
Murder mystery drama starring Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson and Matthew McConaughey. When small-town Texas sheriff Sam Deeds discovers the skeleton of corrupt predecessor Charlie Wade - supposedly run out of town years before by Sam's father and local legend Buddy Deeds - he initiates an investigation which will reveal a hidden past with disturbing consequences.
John Sayles is a really interesting writer/director who consistently manages to create believable worlds populated by people who it's easy to recognise as real, no matter how far from our experience the events of the story may be.
He produces films with small ensemble casts that are beautifully shot and constructed and focuses on the personal and inter-personal rather than the spectacular. When he gets it right he's among the best storytellers working in the US cinema mainstream; and in Lone Star he gets it absolutely right.
A terrific piece of film making with an outstanding cast.
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