NEBRASKA

NEBRASKA IS A 2013 AMERICAN COMEDY-DRAMA ROAD FILM DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER PAYNE AND WRITTEN BY BOB NELSON. THE FILM STARS BRUCE DERN, WILL FORTE, JUNE SQUIBB, STACY KEACH, AND BOB ODENKIRK.

THE FILM IS ABOUT AN AGING, BOOZE-ADDLED FATHER (DERN) MAKES THE TRIP FROM MONTANA TO NEBRASKA WITH HIS ESTRANGED SON IN ORDER TO CLAIM A MILLION-DOLLAR MEGA SWEEPSTAKES MARKETING PRIZE.

THE FILM WAS PREMIERED AT THE 2013 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL AND WAS NOMINATED FOR THE PALM D'OR, AND BRUCE DERN WON THE BEST ACTOR AWARD. THE FILM RECEIVED UNIVERSAL ACCLAIMED FROM CRITICS, PRAISING ITS DIRECTION, SCREENPLAY, AND THE PERFORMANCES. IT RECEIVED 6 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, BEST ACTOR (DERN), BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (SQUIBB), BEST DIRECTOR (PAYNE). METACRITIC GAVE A RATING OF 86/100.


                                                               PERSONAL REVIEW

DIRECTION                                   :   8.0/10

SCREENPLAY                              :   8.2/10

PERFORMANCE                          :   9.0/10

EDITING                                         :   8.0/10

MUSIC                                             :   8.4/10

CINEMATOGRAPHY                  :   8.6/10

GENERAL                                      :   9.0/10


OVERALL                                               :   8.5/10 (UNIVERSAL ACCLAIMED)