Tried to watch this WAY TOO OBVIOUS attempt at nabbing awards.....
This is the first movie by Alexander Payne I have been disappointed in.
Everything is wrong here...
1) The writing is weak.
Never did I feel any empathy for or reason to stay with the movie.
Apparently, Mr. Payne was hoping everyone had forgotten The Straight Story.
2) The characters are uninteresting (except for "Mom").
I could care LESS about the Story of Woody and his equally dull, dim-witted family.
3)The acting is NOT top-notch.
I can't believe Bruce Dern got praise for his work here.
I caught him "acting" many times.
His so-called gimpy walk was the exact opposite of convincing....very poorly done.
4) The cinematography is uninspired.
Again, Mr. Payne was hoping everyone had forgotten films were once filmed in B/W.
It's really a shame this is a BP nominee.....I'm bummed.
This is the first movie by Alexander Payne I have been disappointed in.
Everything is wrong here...
1) The writing is weak.
Never did I feel any empathy for or reason to stay with the movie.
Apparently, Mr. Payne was hoping everyone had forgotten The Straight Story.
2) The characters are uninteresting (except for "Mom").
I could care LESS about the Story of Woody and his equally dull, dim-witted family.
3)The acting is NOT top-notch.
I can't believe Bruce Dern got praise for his work here.
I caught him "acting" many times.
His so-called gimpy walk was the exact opposite of convincing....very poorly done.
4) The cinematography is uninspired.
Again, Mr. Payne was hoping everyone had forgotten films were once filmed in B/W.

It's really a shame this is a BP nominee.....I'm bummed.
