As Pat and I waited for the movie to begin we realized we didn’t have a clue what it was about. We knew Bruce Dern starred in it, but that was about all we knew. It is a delightful story of an aging man and his son. The father believes he has won a million dollars in a lottery and, since no one will believe him or drive him to collect his prize, he continually sets out walking from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska. Eventually one of his sons agrees to drive him and the events of their trip are told in the story. Very funny, but rather sad at times. The movie was shot in black and white; Pat thought that was a good affect but I didn’t like it as much.
I wasn’t expecting much from the movie, but the trailers really didn’t do the movie justice. It is a very good story and, although the theme is bizarre, you can totally see it happening. I read somewhere that it is a very bold move to have the sexiest woman alive (Scarlett Johansson) in the movie and never show her face. The woman who introduced the movie said it was part comedy, part romance and part science fiction. The science fiction part is the only way to explain the way the men wore their pants!
