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Nebraska
Rating: 3.5/4
So while the ending of "Nebraska" was a bit of a disappointment for me, I still thought that this was a very good Film from Director Alexander Payne ("Sideways", "The Descendants") and star Bruce Dern. Dern, who throughout most of hi Film Carrier has played characters in supporting roles, gives the performance of his career in "Nebraska" because watching this Film, watching him in this, is just so brilliant and a bit heart-breaking that you feel every bit of emotion that his character (named Woody) is going through in his life. Hell, even when this Film first opens up on you -- where you see his character walking along on a busy highway alone -- you just feel so sorry for the guy. And that's pretty much the point of "Nebraska". The rest of the cast is also great in this as well. Will Forte, June Squibb, and Bob Odenkirk all played very important and very well-acted characters in this which made me feel such emotion for them. So congratulations for them and Bruce Dern. The Film is also shot in beautiful black and white. That may bother some people because people are going to watch this and just figure out why it's shot like this. I'm not really sure why Alexander Payne shot it like this either, to be honest. Regardless, for people who are aware of Alexander Payne, his Films are always known for being dark Comedy-dramas with very realistic plots going on around them. From Films like "Election", "About Schmidt", "Sideways", and "The Descendants" they all have the same formula going on: each one of those Films have very realistic drama happening around them, with elements of dark, emotional comedy behind it. Another thing that all four of those other Films that he (Payne) has done is that they all have been universally lauded by Critics and people (in my opinion "Sideways" is Payne's best Film). So far, each one of the five films that Payne has done has received at least one Academy Award nominations. While "Nebraska" IS going to get nominations at the Oscars (I said that FIVE of Payne's Films have gotten nominations), I would be really considered if the Film gets the nomination for Best Original Screenplay because unlike Payne's previous Films, Payne didn't handle the Script for "Nebraska". It was based of a spec Script written by Screenwriter Bob Nelson. The reason I'm concerned about it getting the nomination (which it most likely will) is because it would be the first time that a Film done by Payne gets nominated in the Best Original Screenplay category. All of the other Films that Payne has done where all adaptions. And each and every one of them where nominated (except for "About Schmidt"). So, that would be really interesting. So, despite my problems I had with the ending of "Nebraska" and the unknown reason (that I think) on why this Film was shot in black and white, it was still a very well-acted, fantastic Film by director Alexander Payne and star Bruce Dern. I also think it was wrong that the MPAA gave "Nebraska" an R-rating. This Film has PG-13 written (literally) all over it!
Rating: 3.5/4
So while the ending of "Nebraska" was a bit of a disappointment for me, I still thought that this was a very good Film from Director Alexander Payne ("Sideways", "The Descendants") and star Bruce Dern. Dern, who throughout most of hi Film Carrier has played characters in supporting roles, gives the performance of his career in "Nebraska" because watching this Film, watching him in this, is just so brilliant and a bit heart-breaking that you feel every bit of emotion that his character (named Woody) is going through in his life. Hell, even when this Film first opens up on you -- where you see his character walking along on a busy highway alone -- you just feel so sorry for the guy. And that's pretty much the point of "Nebraska". The rest of the cast is also great in this as well. Will Forte, June Squibb, and Bob Odenkirk all played very important and very well-acted characters in this which made me feel such emotion for them. So congratulations for them and Bruce Dern. The Film is also shot in beautiful black and white. That may bother some people because people are going to watch this and just figure out why it's shot like this. I'm not really sure why Alexander Payne shot it like this either, to be honest. Regardless, for people who are aware of Alexander Payne, his Films are always known for being dark Comedy-dramas with very realistic plots going on around them. From Films like "Election", "About Schmidt", "Sideways", and "The Descendants" they all have the same formula going on: each one of those Films have very realistic drama happening around them, with elements of dark, emotional comedy behind it. Another thing that all four of those other Films that he (Payne) has done is that they all have been universally lauded by Critics and people (in my opinion "Sideways" is Payne's best Film). So far, each one of the five films that Payne has done has received at least one Academy Award nominations. While "Nebraska" IS going to get nominations at the Oscars (I said that FIVE of Payne's Films have gotten nominations), I would be really considered if the Film gets the nomination for Best Original Screenplay because unlike Payne's previous Films, Payne didn't handle the Script for "Nebraska". It was based of a spec Script written by Screenwriter Bob Nelson. The reason I'm concerned about it getting the nomination (which it most likely will) is because it would be the first time that a Film done by Payne gets nominated in the Best Original Screenplay category. All of the other Films that Payne has done where all adaptions. And each and every one of them where nominated (except for "About Schmidt"). So, that would be really interesting. So, despite my problems I had with the ending of "Nebraska" and the unknown reason (that I think) on why this Film was shot in black and white, it was still a very well-acted, fantastic Film by director Alexander Payne and star Bruce Dern. I also think it was wrong that the MPAA gave "Nebraska" an R-rating. This Film has PG-13 written (literally) all over it!