Review of Nebraska (2013) by Sean S — 07 Sep 2014

Excellent father/son family road trip drama. Not to be missed. A true gem.

This review of Nebraska (2013) was written by Sean S on 07 Sep 2014.

Nebraska has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Molly Templeton (111) for Eugene Weekly (OR) (121) on 27 Aug 2018

There's something deeply cynical in Payne's work, and Nebraska's uneasy balance of bitter and sweet makes it feel like a Willy Vlautin novel…

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