the straight story be the tale of an old man who decide to visit his sick brother who live across the state line . he decide to make the trip on his lawnmower a he can not drive and he want to make the rip by himself . the film beautifully depict his journey and the life he touch along the way . richard farnsworth turn in a beautiful performance a do the rest of the cast and most notably sissy spacek in an endearing performance a his daughter and and harry dean stanton in a small but infinitely crucial role . at first i felt that a story of an old geezer trip across the country side would be dull but i soon discover that lynch with all the insight in to the man life make this a movie i would recommend to anyone .