I don't see what is the big deal .....

Dear Roger Ebert,

I am surprised you recommended Lone Star as one of the best films of 1996. I don't see why some of the reviewers are raving about the film. It did deal with some interesting themes like race relations in a multi-cultural town, patriotism, American history as a battleground between races and how the characters are all prisoners of their shared history. While the film is known as a murder mystery, it is more like a study of race relations in the backdrop of the murder mystery. The sub plots and the characters receive as much space as the murder mystery. But the sub plots were quite unimaginative. There were too many characters, most of whom were uninteresting. I also cannot say much about Josh Sayles style. The truth is that the film lacks any sort of visual style. I guess he is a filmmaker with something to say about the state of his country and not someone who simply makes genre films. But it really did not work for me. I found the whole film to be quite dull and the performances to be mostly uninspired.

Best Regards,
Pimpin.

(5/10)