Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense

Srakumsatic A-maz-ing

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

merelyaninnuendo NebraskaThe predictability is obvious hance a smart choice by the writer (Bob Nelson) to decide on focusing on projecting the crucial necessity of the characters that the audience shifts their answers of the questions raised in here. Alexander Payne is as always, no short on execution but the editing part surely interferes a lot and itches till the end. Bruce Dern and Will Forte are amazing in their parallel roles but the highlight of it is June Squibb who is flat out hilarious in her supporting role. Nebraska is your typical road movie that goes as anticipated but still works like a charm with a soul reason that lies with in the stellar performance by the cast.

Akshay Kumar (akshay-ak-kumar) Nebraska is one of those rare movies which very sweetly tell you that finally the story and screenplay are the kings of a movie irrespective of star power or studio backing.Its a road film and I won't digress into the story. But its beautiful and I love the way Payne tells the heart warming story of an old man and his son and the son fulfilling a crazy desire of his father.The movie captures the emotions of people and beautifully tells us how people change when they see the need in us.Burce Dern is fantastic as the old man running after something which doesn't exist. He has the spirit and is not ready to give up. Forte is another fine actor who beautifully plays the loving and caring son who is willing to go the distance with his father. And finally there is June Squibb who plays Dern's fire brand wife. She has all the best dialogues in the film and humiliates her husband every time. But stands upto him when it matters.A nice film to watch on weekends with family and friends.

hepodcast ou could be forgiven for thinking of Nebraska as an art film. Shot in black and white, nominated for an Academy Award, and seen by next to no one, it certainly seems to check all the boxes of the sort of insufferable self-important Oscar-bait movie the average movie-goer has come to disdain. But Nebraska is far more earthy and relatable than it first appears.NEBRASKAThe story follows Woody Grant, an ordinary man at the end of an ordinary life, who has convinced himself that the sweepstakes letter he received in the mail is actually worth a million dollars, and who is hell-bent on collecting the sum in Lincoln, Nebraska.His son David tries to dissuade him at first, but Grant is determined to collect his winnings, and so, hoping for nothing more than a little more time with his father, David agrees to take him on the 800 mile pilgrimage to the office of the sweepstakes company. The two stop off along the way in Woody's old stomping grounds in Rapid City South Dakota, and it is there that the bulk of the plot takes place.We see Woody encounter old friends, and family, and as the story unfolds we come to understand that there is more to him than his silent demenor indicates.Nebraska is a movie about what it means to get old. The black and white cinematography is not so much about artistic flourish as it is a demonstration of a life that has been drained of color. More than half of the characters appearing on screen are over sixty, and they're all tired and ugly and bored with life.But when folks around the town get wind of Woody's supposed winnings, things begin to change. Excitement begins to bleed back into their lives again, and the story which at first seemed doomed to be a plodding character piece picks up speed. Woody becomes something of a local celebrity, a fact that is hilariously frustrating to David who tries over and over to convince his father's friends and family that the winnings aren't real with increasingly poor results. Old friends and enemies come out of the woodwork sniffing for Woody's faux fortune, and greed and jealousy rear their heads in unexpected frequently humorous ways.Woody's wife, June, adds even more life to the picture when she shows up in Rapid City. Her relationship with Woody is frequently combative, but her brash attitude and candid words make her one of the most fascinating characters in the film. Her candor about her past sexual conquests shocks her sons, but her uninhibited voice balances out Woody's stony reticence perfectly. Her frequent nagging of her husband seems harsh at first, but as the film progresses we come to see that their relationship is deeper than and stronger than it first appears.Nebraska takes a look back at life's journey from the end of the road. Woody is not a remarkable human being, except in the way that we are all remarkable. His life has no great significance, but for better or worse it is his life, years piled upon years all leading to a grey twilight. But in that twilight he manages to find a stubborn spark of hope, and that spark lights a fire that burns in strange and beautiful ways in his life and the lives of the people that love him.For more reviews like this check out HumanEchoes.com

Dave McClain You have won $1,000,000… if you have and return the winning numbers. Bruce Dern's character, Woody Grant, focuses on the first part of that sentence when he receives a sweepstakes letter in the mail, but doesn't understand (or doesn't want to understand) the second part. He's determined to personally claim "his million dollars" by taking the letter from his home in Montana to the offices of the marketing company who sent him the letter in "Nebraska" (R, 1:55).Woody is a gruff old man who doesn't have much going on in his life and is willing to walk the 900 miles to Lincoln, Nebraska if he has to (and tries to do so). His long-suffering sons, David and Ross, played, respectively, by Will Forte and Bob Odenkirk, and Woody's pistol of a wife, Kate (Jane Squibb) are all unable to talk him out of it. David finally agrees to drive his dad to Lincoln. The trip takes them through Woody's hometown where we meet a number of his family members and old friends. Woody begins talking about the fortune he says he has won and word spreads quickly. Everyone enthusiastically congratulates Woody and he becomes the talk of the small town. He enjoys his new found local celebrity, until some of his family and friends start sticking their hands out, deciding that Woody owes them money from back in the day.In the end, it doesn't matter whether Woody gets the money or not. This film is much more about the journey than the destination. In content and tone, "Nebraska" has elements of 1986's "Nothing in Common", 1998's "Waking Ned Devine" and 1999's "The Straight Story", while, at times, feeling like a Coen Brothers movie. "Nebraska" is charming, funny and heart-warming. The film appears in black and white, which serves to enhance its simple, rustic feel. Besides, the movie's characters were colorful enough for me. Most of the actors are good fits for their roles, but Forte is miscast. His acting skills served the broad comedy of Saturday Night Live well, but aren't well-suited to the subtle comedy (and the serious moments) of this film. I found his presence distracting. Odenkirk was very good, and I'll let the Oscar nominations for Dern and Squibb (plus director Alexander Payne, screenwriter Bob Nelson and the film, as a whole) speak for themselves. "Nebraska" will leave YOU feeling like a million bucks. "A-"