Saw this film last night and I absolutely loved it. Earlier in the movie season I was calling Forest Whitaker winner of the Oscar for Best Actor. Lots of memorable roles in film this year including Chiwetel Ejiofor in Twelve Years a Slave. However I have to say there will be a great injustice if Bruce Dern doesn't win the award for Best Actor. He was just that good. What an acting role. The script of this movie must have been but a handful of pages as most of the movie has one liners or just facial expressions on all of the actors.
Will Forte who plays Dern's son and hails from Saturday Night live was also wonderful and should garner a nomination although my favorite for the Best Supporting role was Micheal Fassbender in Twelve Years A Slave and is now Jared Leto as the transsexual in Dallas Buyers Club. The big surprise for me in this film was the role of Dern's wife played by June Squibb. She was funny and brilliant in the role and I expect her to be nominated as well although I still remain partial to both Oprah's role in The Butler and Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine so stay tuned until I see what I consider the contenders.
The story is simple. Woody (played by Dern, receives one of those lame Publisher's Clearing Warehouse letters which states that he won a million dollars and how he leaves Billings Montana to go to Lincoln Nebraska to claim his prize. Along the way they stop in Fallbrook where Woody grew up. He stays with his brother and his interactions with the family were a joy to behold. Dern is absolutely believable as a burned out alcoholic with early Alzheimer's who has nothing to show in life as he and his estranged son set out on the journey to collect the money
Now here is a caveat that is mentioned at the beginning of the film. Dern's son works in an audio shop and is seen demoing a set of book shelf speakers to a couple. He is overheard talking to this couple and saying that the speakers they just heard were far less money than the Wilson or Paragon gear. I would have loved to see Wilso speakers in the demo he gave
The story is slow moving much the way it seems everything moves in Nebraska. Nonetheless the images portrayed by a dark, cold state in winter was very believable.
This film IMO was wonderful and just might leave a lump in your throat. Excellent film, highly recommended and has an MRQE.com rating of 80 which is very good
I see it winning Best Actor but not Best Film
Will Forte who plays Dern's son and hails from Saturday Night live was also wonderful and should garner a nomination although my favorite for the Best Supporting role was Micheal Fassbender in Twelve Years A Slave and is now Jared Leto as the transsexual in Dallas Buyers Club. The big surprise for me in this film was the role of Dern's wife played by June Squibb. She was funny and brilliant in the role and I expect her to be nominated as well although I still remain partial to both Oprah's role in The Butler and Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine so stay tuned until I see what I consider the contenders.
The story is simple. Woody (played by Dern, receives one of those lame Publisher's Clearing Warehouse letters which states that he won a million dollars and how he leaves Billings Montana to go to Lincoln Nebraska to claim his prize. Along the way they stop in Fallbrook where Woody grew up. He stays with his brother and his interactions with the family were a joy to behold. Dern is absolutely believable as a burned out alcoholic with early Alzheimer's who has nothing to show in life as he and his estranged son set out on the journey to collect the money
Now here is a caveat that is mentioned at the beginning of the film. Dern's son works in an audio shop and is seen demoing a set of book shelf speakers to a couple. He is overheard talking to this couple and saying that the speakers they just heard were far less money than the Wilson or Paragon gear. I would have loved to see Wilso speakers in the demo he gave
The story is slow moving much the way it seems everything moves in Nebraska. Nonetheless the images portrayed by a dark, cold state in winter was very believable.
This film IMO was wonderful and just might leave a lump in your throat. Excellent film, highly recommended and has an MRQE.com rating of 80 which is very good
I see it winning Best Actor but not Best Film
