www.mycnews.com • Community News • January 22, 2014
Movie
“Nebraska”
By Steve Bryan - Rated: R
Accomplished director Alexander Payne also is a tremendous storyteller. From his early work in the high school drama Election through the family troubles in 2011’s The Descendants, Payne always tells a good story. His movies typically focus on real people with real problems in a very real world. Nebraska, Payne’s latest effort, is no exception to that rule. Bruce Dern leads a solid cast as Woody Grant, a stubborn and determined resident of Billings, Montana. Upon receiving what appears to be a sweepstakes no- Nebraska photo courtesy of Paramont Pictures tification, Woody wants to go Will Forte of Saturday Night Live fame turns in a surto Lincoln, Nebraska, to claim prising, complicated performance as David, Woody’s his million dollars. lackadaisical son. Frustrated with his lack of ambition, Everyone, especially his frustrated wife Kate (a delightful June Squibb), says the letter is just a cheap David’s girlfriend moves out of their apartment in the come-on to sell magazines, but Woody believes oth- hopes of getting him to do something. Unfortunately, erwise. He’s even willing to walk from Billings to get he misses the entire point of her actions until he takes a road trip with Woody. his money. Son David (Will Actress June Squibb, however, Forte) agrees to drive his dad steals the whole movie as Kate, to Lincoln to find out for sure This is a good story about Woody’s outspoken wife. and spend some time with his good people in a film that Aggravated at her huscantankerous father. should not be missed. band’s eccentric ways, Nebraska could take place she threatens to put him just about anywhere at any in a nursing home, but time in the United States. The her angry words mask the love and respect talented Bruce Dern embodies the typical working she has for him. Kate also can curse a blue man as Woody Grant. Though he had ambition and streak, using language that would make a dreams as a younger man, time and alcohol took that away from him. Decades after it was stolen, Woody sailor blush. Director Alexander Payne uses this core still remains frustrated about a missing air compressor. cast to good advantage. Shot in gorgeous
black-and-white in various rural locations, the camera follows Woody on an impossible quest for a million dollars. Along the way, relatives and so-called friends show their true colors. Though they didn’t have time for him in the past, everyone is mighty interested in a potentially wealthy Woody. This is a good story about good people in a film that should not be missed. Hats off to Payne, Bruce Dern, June Squibb and a talented supporting cast for making Nebraska a real delight. Nebraska, rated R for some language, currently is playing in theaters. Born and raised in South St. Louis, Steve Bryan is now based in Anaheim, California, and has been allowed access to movie and television sets to see actors and directors at work. Though his writing has taken him far from St. Louis, Steve is, at heart, still the same wide-eyed kid who spent countless hours watching classic movies at neighborhood theaters.
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