Lone Star (DVD)

At its simplest level, 'Lone Star' is a murder mystery drama set in a Texas border town. Following the discovery of several human bones on an old Army firing range, Sheriff Sam Deeds is forced to dig up a few skeletons of his own, and at the same time uncovers some of the town's more hidden secrets... On its own, this storyline would make for a rather unremarkable film. However, what John Sayles does here is use the story as a framing device for a number of important themes relating to modern-day American society. Perhaps the most significant of these is the importance of history, or rather, the disputable nature of history. Depending on who ...