{"id":122,"date":"2014-06-17T20:37:59","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T20:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=122"},"modified":"2024-04-21T19:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T23:25:57","slug":"nebraska-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=122","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska-2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nebraska-2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Alexander Payne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #31<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70275595.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1360\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70275595-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70275595\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70275595-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70275595.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed June 17, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deservedly receiving a handful of Oscar nominations, Nebraska (2013) tells the story of a senior citizen, incorrectly convinced he has won a million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>He is determined to travel from Montana to Nebraska to collect the coveted prize.<\/p>\n<p>On the surface, this film sounds like a downer and the use of black and white does wonders to set the atmosphere of coldness and bleakness in the wintry mid-west.<\/p>\n<p>There are moments of humor and little-known June Squibb is a delight as the saucy wife of lead actor Bruce Dern, also wonderful as boozy, curmudgeonly Woody Grant.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few unnecessary mid-western stereotypes, commonplace in director Alexander Payne&#8217;s films, but a heartbreaking, comical experience, makes this film worth watching.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best Picture, Best Director-Alexander Payne, Best Actor-Bruce Dern, Best Supporting Actress-June Squibb, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Spirit Award Nominations: 1 win-<\/strong>Best Feature, Best Director-Alexander Payne, Best Male Lead-Bruce Dern, Best Supporting Male-Will Forte, Best Supporting Female-June Squibb, Best First Screenplay <strong>(won)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nebraska-2013 Director Alexander Payne Starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte Scott&#8217;s Review #31 Reviewed June 17, 2014 Grade: B+ Deservedly receiving a handful of Oscar nominations, Nebraska (2013) tells the story of a senior citizen, incorrectly convinced he has won a million dollars. 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