An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.
Director:
Alexander Payne
Stars:
Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk
There's lots of chatter concerning the box-office risk of releasing a black & white film, even though Oscar winners (The Artist (2011)) and indie breakthroughs (Frances Ha (2012)) neutralize the matter. We'd rather focus on Alexander Payne's braver choice to cast Bruce Dern and Will Forte as the father-and-son duo, since Payne had starrier options -- such as the chance to reunite with Jack Nicholson. The word from the Cannes Film Festival indicates this is a quiet, elegant triumph.
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