Genre:
Comedy / Drama
Directed
by: Alexander Payne
Cast:
Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb
Running
time: 114 minutes
Woody Grant is an aging drunk with a wife and
two grown sons. When he receives a Sweepstakes letter by mail saying he might
be a millionaire, Woody gets in his mind to go to Lincoln, Nebraska, to collect
his money. No one in the family takes it seriously, but in an effort to shut
him up, one his sons, David, decides to take the old man on a road trip. It
will be the perfect opportunity for the two men, who had never communicated
much, to get to know each other a little better.
I absolutely loved this film, Such a beautiful
story told in a film shot in black and white, which was a good choice. The
acting was superb. I’m quite happy that Bruce Dern got another chance, later in
life, to show what he is capable of as an actor. He made his character so
believable, as did June Squibb. I so hated her character at first, which was a
sign she did her job well. By the end of the film, I saw in her the disgruntled
and tired woman used-up by such a hard life that still loves her man, deep down.
Will Forte was a nice surprise as David. I never knew the SNL alumni had that
in him.
Overall, Nebraska is a fantastic cinematic work
of art about family, money, regret and love. It is well worth seeing. I might
even watch again, somewhere down the line, once I reach another chapter in my
life. I hope my wife never turn into Woody’s wife. Yikes.
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