Called a 'comedy' by some, I was most struck by the status of elderly in our society, especially those with some form of dementia. Doesn't give enough insight into Dave's actions: if his father was pretty absent throughout his life (due to alcohol, not physical abandonment), why is he treating his father so nice? I also couldn't quite reconcile the apparent age of Dave (30's?) with the decripit physical condition of his parents. I was surprised by the bawdy speech of the mother, & felt it partly explained the Dad's escapism. And also surprised that Dave kept being shocked by it; hadn't he heard it all his life? Or has his mother also slipped into her own form of dementia? She was obviously self-focused. At one point we find out that the dad was shot down in Korea, & it was such a non sequitur that it felt it was added to explain his behavior in a way acceptable to all the veteran viewers. ( )

A son drives his dad to Nebraska to collect an imaginary million dollars.

Funny, well-crafted, and an all-around pleasant experience to watch.

Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: B

Enjoyment: A

GPA: 3.3/4 ( )

A Woody Grant, un anciano con síntomas de demencia, le comunican por correo que ha ganado un premio. Cree que se ha hecho rico y obliga a su receloso hijo David a emprender un viaje para ir a cobrarlo. Poco a poco, la relación entre ambos, rota durante años por el alcoholismo de Woody, tomará un cariz distinto para sorpresa de la madre y del triunfador hermano de David.

Cinematography by Phedon Papamichael ( )