Directed by: Alexander Payne
Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Stacy Keach, Bob Odenkirk
Running time: 110 minutes
I always wonder how The Simpsons in real life and now I have the answer in Nebraska, a black and white (since Alexander Payne wanted to produce an "iconic, archetypal look") film about an old man's journey to fulfill his life.
Alexander Payne is the perfect choice for this film, having launched The Descendants into major awards, this one is nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture. So what's this all about? Woody Grant (Bruce Dern) is an old man who believes that he just won US$1 million. His son, David (Will Forte) knows that it is actually just a scam for magazine subscription and after several funny and stubborn exchanges, decided to play along his father, taking him to Lincoln, Nebraska.
But not before stopping by in Hawthorne where Woody's past and his brothers catch up with him, also with the "news" that Woody won a lot of money. Soon they gather and bicker about anything, from the past, present and off course, the money itself. I like Bruce Dern's act here since he can portray a quirky grandpa with no regrets in life. He is Homer Simpson of real life in Nebraska.
The whole film itself is not as depressive as August: Osage County, but a bittersweet homage to almost extinct American extended family in the Midwest and a reminder to us all, that no matter how old you are, to achieve what you want is worth fighting for.
Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Stacy Keach, Bob Odenkirk
Running time: 110 minutes
I always wonder how The Simpsons in real life and now I have the answer in Nebraska, a black and white (since Alexander Payne wanted to produce an "iconic, archetypal look") film about an old man's journey to fulfill his life.
Alexander Payne is the perfect choice for this film, having launched The Descendants into major awards, this one is nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture. So what's this all about? Woody Grant (Bruce Dern) is an old man who believes that he just won US$1 million. His son, David (Will Forte) knows that it is actually just a scam for magazine subscription and after several funny and stubborn exchanges, decided to play along his father, taking him to Lincoln, Nebraska.
But not before stopping by in Hawthorne where Woody's past and his brothers catch up with him, also with the "news" that Woody won a lot of money. Soon they gather and bicker about anything, from the past, present and off course, the money itself. I like Bruce Dern's act here since he can portray a quirky grandpa with no regrets in life. He is Homer Simpson of real life in Nebraska.
The whole film itself is not as depressive as August: Osage County, but a bittersweet homage to almost extinct American extended family in the Midwest and a reminder to us all, that no matter how old you are, to achieve what you want is worth fighting for.
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