Review of Nebraska (2013) by Trouble S — 15 May 2014

Simple in its message, its execution and its acting, Nebraska acts more as a sneak peek into the lives of the Grant family and manages to hold your attention with these characters. The use of black and white in the film quickly wears off as a being a possible "obstacle" and instead offers the viewer the question, I wonder what this would be like without black and white.

The use of black and white greatly compliments the simplicity of the storytelling and makes for a good film. However because its so simple (and done so well) it does leave for a few dragged areas and a lack of urgency to watch it again, or even ever as a full movie.

make no mistake though, Will Forte does well in a serious role and Bruce Dern and June Squibb are fantastic at their character acting work, they give the impression of a real married couple, and it just feels so natural as the dialogue and mannerisms of the two (and the rest of the family members) flows so well.

The film also feels like an art-house movie, but at the same time, doesn't. It doesn't have the art-house feel to it, but its clearly filmed in a similar way. It feels more of an art-house attempt at mainstream audiences which is up to the viewers opinion to view it as a good or bad thing.