7.8 | / 10 |
Users | 5.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.4 |
A father and son road trip, from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska that gets waylaid at a small town in central Nebraska, where the father grew up and has scores to settle. Told with deadpan humor and a unique visual style, it's ultimately the story of a son trying to penetrate his impenetrable father.
Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk, Stacy KeachDrama | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 3.0
French: Dolby Digital 3.0
German: Dolby Digital 3.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0
Also Spanish DD 3.0 (48kHz, 24-bit, DD: 640 kbps)
English, English SDH, French, German, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
UV digital copy
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A, B (locked)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Big money may bring old acquaintances, new friends, and forgotten enemies out of the woodwork, but at the same time it may bring with it togetherness and family, rekindle relationships, and expose the truths, purposes, and good deeds in life that even all the money in the world cannot buy. Nebraska tells the heartwarming and, in some ways, heartbreaking story of an elderly Montanan who mistakenly believes he's won a million dollars from a Nebraska sweepstakes outfit. Though he's mocked and disparaged for his faith -- even by those closest to him -- he pushes on against everyone's wishes but his own in his quest to prove them wrong, collect the money, and live his dream. The picture is a beautiful slice-of-life story, an experience that's uniquely engaging and emotionally satisfying on a number of levels, not the least of which is its championing of focus and determination, strength in adversity, togetherness in family, integrity, and purpose-driven living. It's subtly spiritual in some ways, overtly human in most others, and never artificial. It's a tremendous story in which outward simplicity and inner complexity mesh in perfect harmony to tell a timeless story that's much more than its basic plot and simple appearance would leave audiences to believe.
I came to Nebraska all the way from Montana and all I got was...
Nebraska features a gorgeous black-and-white high definition presentation. Paramount's Blu-ray release, sourced from an HD video shoot, reveals incredible details throughout. Image clarity is striking, and the image's accuracy helps accentuate the finest facial and clothing textures, not to mention an abundance of beautiful, everyday elements throughout the film, including sofa fabric, brick façades, worn paint, smudges on a car window, tattered gas pumps, dented bus siding, and much more. Every scene springs to life with a beautiful natural accuracy that feels almost accentuated in black-and-white, allowing the viewer to focus more on object detail rather than both detail and color simultaneously. The black-and-white photography looks wonderful, too, with deep blacks and natural shades of gray gracing the screen. The image suffers from no perceptible banding, excess noise, or blockiness. This is a fine, reference-quality transfer that will dazzle, even in the absence of color.
Nebraska's DTS-HD Master Audio 3.0 lossless soundtrack offers a limited-range listen, but one that's nevertheless well-defined within those
parameters. There's only simple sound effects, with passing traffic at the beginning, for instance, lightly swooshing across the front with little more
than a basic structural realism. A few other ambient effects, such as background George Strait music and scattered patron chatter at a Nebraska bar,
play with a decent lifelike presence, at least as much as a track minus surround channels can create. Musical delivery is smooth and accurate, playing
with neither shallowness nor aggressiveness, finding instead a firm, pleasing middle ground. Dialogue dominates the picture and plays with effective
front-center presence and volume. Fans need not expect much, and the track delivers all that's required of it with ease.
Note: the disc includes a Spanish Dolby Digital 3.0 soundtrack, not listed in the disc specifications at the top of this page.
Nebraska has "future special edition" written all over it. All that's included is The Making of 'Nebraska' (HD, 28:50), an intelligent and absorbing look at the project's origins, story depth, characters, the father-son relationship, the blend of drama and humor, casting and performances, Alexander Payne's direction, shooting locations, and shooting in black and white. DVD and digital copies are also included.
Nebraska is a fundamental story of love and simple desires, neither of which are fully exposed or realized until the end, a perfect ending that explores true joy and satisfaction and how they may be embraced and experienced in the most unexpected of ways. It's also a story about faith, not in money but in people, and particularly family. Whether there's a million dollars at the end of the rainbow or just an "aw, shucks, no money but here's a cheap Chinese-made consolation prize" is of no matter; it's family, it's love, it's understanding that make the journey to whatever may lie at the end worth the sacrifices. This is a remarkable film, easily deserving of its Oscar nominations, and a good bet to have a big night on March 2. Paramount's Blu-ray release of Nebraska features superb video and excellent audio. Supplements are limited to one, but this is nevertheless a must-own release that earns my highest recommendation.
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