Nebraska (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #4 extract: Nebraska (2013)

Though it starts out a little shaky with the mediocre acting making all too transparent the so-so script that exists beyond the screen, Nebraska is a great watch, one that grows on you with a subtle building of strong characters and an idiosyncratic comedic approach that is acclimatised to once the characters start to resonate. Again with the direction direction; it grows on you. With a simplistic approach that often hangs back and allows scenes to play out, this starts out as pretty so-so but develops with the tone of the narrative into a relaxed aesthetic that perfectly manages the mixture of near-insanity, hecticness, stupidity, arbitrariness and, above all, genuity in the story. The only aspect of the film that doesn't really grow on you is the black and white cinematography; it feels like an after effect, never capturing the rich contrast that can be provided with this aesthetic approach. 

All in all, Nebraska is a great assessment and exploration of pride, one that doesn't look down upon the notion, but embraces it understandingly, leaving this film quite a unique story that's certainly worth the watch.