Nebraska (2013) (original) (raw)

A father and son road trip, from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska that gets waylaid at a small town in central Nebraska, where the father grew up and has scores to settle. Told with deadpan humor and a unique visual style, it's ultimately the story of a son trying to penetrate his impenetrable father.

A father and son road trip, from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska that gets waylaid at a small town in central Nebraska, where the father grew up and has scores to settle. Told with deadpan humor and a unique visual style, it's ultimately the story of a son trying to penetrate his impenetrable father. (less)

Director: Alexander Payne
Writer: Bob Nelson
Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk, Stacy Keach, Mary Louise Wilson
Producer: Albert Berger

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Review by Brian Orndorf, November 26, 2013

10 / 10

Reviewed at the 2013 Twin Cities Film Festival Director Alexander Payne has explored the Midwest experience on a few occasions, perhaps most pointedly in 1996�s �Citizen Ruth� and 2002�s �About Schmidt.� �Nebraska� is Payne�s submersion into the sights and sounds of his homeland, coming off his Oscar-winning hit �The Descendants� with a small-scale comedy about fathers and sons, junk mail and stolen air compression equipment. Shot in black and white and sparingly scripted by Bob Nelson, �Nebraska� continues Payne�s streak of delightfully human stories with heavy cultural seasoning, expos ...read more...

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