Review of Nebraska (2013) by Tommy G — 16 May 2014

A hauntingly beautiful portrait of the dying heart of America.

This review of Nebraska (2013) was written by Tommy G on 16 May 2014.

Nebraska has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Eleanor Ringel Cater (614) for Saporta Report (Atlanta) (228) on 06 Jul 2017

Well, if this is a movie about some place he likes, I'd be interested in seeing what he does to a place he doesn't…

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By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 14 Apr 2016

Dern's line delivery alone - all of his lines are delivered as if he was just awakened from a deep sleep, a flashlight thrust in his face -…

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By Martin A (401) on 26 Jan 2019

Wow! Keeps getting better and better as it goes. Perfect in black & white. All-star cast, great story, and director, and more…

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By Reagan Gavin Rasquinha (222) for The Times of India (879) on 14 Nov 2017

Moving at its own pace, this is a fantastic study of Mid West America, where time almost stands still…

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By Bob W (910) on 22 May 2016

Great change of pace movie. Especially enjoyed with it being Father's Day weekend. Impressed with SNL alum Will Forte…

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By Matthew R (1,327) on 22 Apr 2018

Extremely beautiful film about a father and son and one last adventure. Definately worth the Oscar nom. BUY it…

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Perhaps the most honest film by Payne, a brother film for Sideways, stripped of artifice, a simple and modest but well done film that increases…

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One of the most pictorially concentric American films of recent years…

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It's far from the director's richest or most interesting work (that would be Sideways or About Schmidt), but the movie is a pleasure to watch…

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