What to expect
The wide monochrome landscapes support a dry, affectionate view of family disappointment. Bruce Dern’s stubbornness and June Squibb’s sharpness keep sentiment from becoming soft focus.
How to ease in
The sweepstakes letter is a motive, not a mystery to solve. Watch what the trip allows father and son to learn—or choose not to say—about dignity.
Heads-up
A son drives his ageing father toward a supposed prize, passing through a hometown that remembers value in its own ways.
I like that the journey cannot repair a whole life, yet one carefully staged moment can still return a little pride. The film makes room for that modest scale.
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I like that the journey cannot repair a whole life, yet one carefully staged moment can still return a little pride. The film makes room for that modest scale.
— Momo
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