I loved Nebraska because the characters were real, the dialogue subtle and humorous, but not schmalzy. One reviewer talks of Bruce Dern's aging character. Woody, always bearing a facial expression that rendered him dazed and almost out of touch with reality who has the ability to sit with a blank stare on his face and look as if he's about to burst into tears. (Wonderful acting!) Yet as he and his son travel through Nebraska, you get to see Woody as he was as a younger man, meeting his old friends and the woman he almost married. I loved June Squibb's role as Woody's wife, with a mouth (as one reviewer says) that's funny, insightful, profane and tender all at the same time. She steals every scene she's in. Always yelling at Woody, threatening to put him in a home, complaining about him, but just don't let anybody take advantage of him or you'll have her to deal with.
I loved a scene where Woody and his son are visiting some family members, and they are all sitting around in the living room, the younger one's talking, but almost all the older one's sitting there asleep, some with their mouths open, some snoring.
It's a shame that one actor has to be chosen to receive the oscar. I was glad that the woman who played in 12 Years A Slave won for best supporting actor. But her role was a tragic character. June Squibb's role in Nebraska was every bit as good, but very different.
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