I Enjoyed Watching NEBRASKA: Eye-Catching Photography & Masterful Lead Actor

This excellent American comedy-drama stars Bruce Dern, June Squib, Stacy Keach, and Will Forte. I haven't seen Dern in anything of a meaty movie role since Coming Home in 1978. He's usually a character actor filling a side role. He played out a whacked out tattoo artist with Maud Adams in the 1981 erotic thriller film Tattoo. Anyway, in Nebraska, Dern is an old geezer who is convinced he has won a million dollars. Obviously, the notification letter he carries is a crass come on and total scam. Nevertheless, he is bound and determined to travel to Lincoln, Nebraska to redeem his grand prize. His youngest son played by Will Forte does his best to humor his father's outrageous wish by taking him there since Dern has lost his driver's license due to his alcoholism. June Squib as Dern's long suffering, outspoken wife provides a refreshing measure of comedy. Nebraska is filmed in black and white, making the shots of the cornfields and rural towns crisp and barren looking. The pace is leisurely, and interactions are low keyed. IMDb.com gives Nebraska a very high 8.1 mark, and I concur wholeheartedly.