.
Sayles' complex characters are brought together as the tightly-woven plot finally draws to its dramatic close.
It is a film that not only proves that John Sayles is a fantastic writer, but also a fantastic director as well.
After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen and his troubled firefighter son, T.
Lone Star is a magnificent crime-drama with overtones of noir, western, and an underlying theme of racial tension.
And I know that the whole 'racial drama' thing sort of turns people off when it comes to movies.