Rolling Stone
"...A mystery of potent surprise, ready wit and rough-hewed grace....The performances are uncommonly fine..." 07/11/1996 p.98Sight and Sound
"...Intelligence, political acuteness and narrative lucidity....LONE STAR turns the conventions and vocabulary of the Western to its own ends..." 10/01/1996 p.48-9 USA Today
"...[A] socially conscious sprawler....[A] Texas-size cast of characters..." 06/21/1996 p.3D Entertainment Weekly
"...The glow of a humanist optimism rare in contemporary movies..." -- Rating: B 06/21/1996 p.47 Variety
"...A richly textured and thoroughly engrossing drama....Canada and James give vibrant performances..." 03/18/1996 Los Angeles Times
"...Leisurely yet intense, LONE STAR reveals a director whose mastery does nothing but increase..." 06/21/1996 p.F12 Chicago Sun-Times
"...LONE STAR contains so many riches, it humbles ordinary movies....LONE STAR is a great American movie....The film is a wonder -- the best work yet by one of our most original and independent filmmakers..." 07/03/1996 p.37 Total Film
"Intricately plotted and perfectly paced, it effortlessly slips between eras and surprises right up until the very last minute." 04/01/2004 p.136 | 
