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Just got a chance to see Nebraska at my local cinema as I missed it the first time around. Bruce Dern's nomination for Best Actor is well deserved (even though it's unlikely he'll win it). Here's my review:
Nebraska is a road movie that morphs into an insightful comedy drama about family relationships. Bruce Dern (Woody) is exceptional as the cantankerous old father on the brink of senility who exasperates his wife and sons with his determination to collect a $1 million dollar prize that is so obviously a scam. As you'd expect, the journey turns out to be more important than the destination and although at times there seems to be a streak of misanthropy running through Nebraska, the way in which Woody's son discovers intriguing details about his father's past makes for an unexpectedly endearing story.
10/10
Nebraska is a road movie that morphs into an insightful comedy drama about family relationships. Bruce Dern (Woody) is exceptional as the cantankerous old father on the brink of senility who exasperates his wife and sons with his determination to collect a $1 million dollar prize that is so obviously a scam. As you'd expect, the journey turns out to be more important than the destination and although at times there seems to be a streak of misanthropy running through Nebraska, the way in which Woody's son discovers intriguing details about his father's past makes for an unexpectedly endearing story.
10/10
