Nebraska (2013)

Good concept, poorly executed.

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Rather like the main character, it seems the people behind 'Nebraska' were in a world of their own when they made this film. It tears up the film rule book and completely rewrites it, with the end result being a real oddball of a film. It's extremely slow, with a simple plot and a real mishmash of characters, but everything comes together a treat and 'Nebraska' is a hugely enjoyable film.The humour in this film is as dry as you are ever likely to find. Bruce Durn is in his element playing Woody and is hilarious from start to finish. His character feels so genuine and realistic that it's almost as if you know him personally. It's a road trip journey like no other and a story of friendship and growing old. Those who like their films on the quirky side should definitely give 'Nebraska' a watch. It's not for everyone, but I loved it.

I have never heard of this film or anyone involved in it, when I finished it I din't understand why because this film is amazingly done, one of the few that has the honor of calling it a motion picture, a form of art, that is what it is: art. Strating with a cinematography that not anyone dares to use, and in here work with a sense of pure beauty. Then the film edition was one of the things that impressed me the most, it changes of scene so delicate and profound just perfectly to the screenplay. The actors with amazing performances, just when I thought they can't do better, they just overcome my expectations and did it ten times more amazing. This type of screenplay is the one of my favorites, from a story that some people think is boring, for me are the ones where you can take the best of it; starting with something simple, that seemed hopeless, but then with the characters that also lived simple lives, but each one of them had their virtues and ideas to live for, a history behind them. I also loved the reality in the film. The dialogue they used is like gold transformed into words. and then the music that showed tranquility in a place where a lot of negative but not terrible things happened. This are the kind of films that should last forever.If you like classics this one will fill you with joy. I loved every second and minute of it.

There's a reason for the boom rush out of the small towns, increasing each year as the big city called to the younger generations thanks to movies and TV of the 1970's, 80's and 90's. They visit years later, like I did with a small New York hamlet, and you see how small it all was. The memories of the babbity, provincial people takes over, and I don't care what state it is, but it's all the same, everywhere.While I never got to have the type of relationship that the sensitive Will Forte has with the aging Bruce Dern, I do relate at least to the desire for camaraderie that he desires as he takes his father on the road, with Dern under the false impression that he's won a huge amount of money in a clearing house sweepstakes. As the news gets around the town where Dern grew up, money grubbing relatives come out of the woodwork demanding their share of what they claim he owes them. Fortunately by this time, Dern's no nonsense wife (June Squibb) has joined her husband and son, and tells each and everyone of them a thing or two in unprintable language.It's sort of "A Trip to Bountiful" meets "On Golden Pond" and "Dad" (and many other other films with aging legends) and a piece of art that gives several familiar faces (but unknown by name) to show off what they can do. In addition to Dern and Squibb, there's also Stacy Keach and Mary Louise Wilson, but it's Dern and Squibb who got and deserved the praise. Dern finds "Coming Home" quite difficult, unaware even with Forte's constant reminders that he didn't actually win anything, but in an extremely quiet performance, he shows how acting can be barely containing words. The precious Squibb could be the millennium's Olympia Dukakis, discovered and praised even though she's been around for years. She is a pistol with a delightful bluntness yet wisdom and tenderness that crops up in the middle of situations that couldn't be solved without it. It's obvious that she loves Dern even though she keeps insisting that he needs to be committed. Forte is gentle, filled to the brim with the desire for closeness with his father, and just bursting with a dreamlike desire that hides a child inside. While the older brother also appears, he's relatively minor. It was a great treat to see Mary Louise Wilson as his sister in law, having seen her in several plays and musicals, ever so memorable as the older Edith Beale in "Grey Gardens" and the lovable nut Mrs. Primrose in "On the Twentieth Century"."Nebraska" is one of those enchanting voyages to a not quite simpler life that us city slickers couldn't handle, even those of us who grew up in small communities. It's the proof that going home isn't always rewarding, yet those bittersweet moments something we should all face once in our lifetime. It's about keeping where we came from alive in our hearts, staying grounded, and reminding ourselves that there is life outside your huge apartment building single, your morning commute covered in cynicism and that boring job or nasty boss which pays for the lifestyle to which you've become accustomed when you are no longer babbity or provincial.

Look, there's basically no movie or TV show out there which has universal appeal. I won't pretend that just because I love this movie that everyone will.But for those of us who understand that life is far from perfect... for those of us who understand that the world can be cruel... for those of us who actually think about why we become the persons that we do... for those of us who consistently analyze death and the meaning of life... it's a masterpiece. Nebraska essentially covers many important topics (some listed below) while remaining entertaining in every single scene.1. Personal dreams, wishes and hopes 2. Family and friend relations 3. Alcoholism 4. Our lives' direction and eventual outcome5. Senility and death The scenery is stunning, the casting is perfect and there are lessons to be learned -- what else do you want from a movie? This is probably my favorite film of all time.