Paramount Pictures
Directed by Alexander Payne
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Netflix)
Elderly Bruce Dern believes he really has won a million dollars in a sweepstakes. He convinces his adult son to drive across the Great Plains to claim the prize. They stop in his small home town where everything has changed over the years. However, when the townsfolk find out he is a millionaire, old "friends" come out of the woodwork looking for a handout. They eventually reach their destination where of course their is no money, but his son finds a way out of the predicament. Populated by overbearing Midwest stereotypes, particularly an old woman with a foul mouth who threatens to take over the entire movie. Beautifully photographed in black and white, but episodic and lightweight.
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