Saw Nebraska last night. It was really powerful and generous of spirit. Much better than I thought it was going to be. Will Forte was outclassed in the acting department, but he had some serious competition.

We saw Nebraska last weekend, and I went only reluctantly because TCG was worried if we didn't see it right away, it would quickly disappear from the theater. The reason why I was reluctant was because there was so many movies on my list of must see right now, and Nebraska wasn't even on my radar. I was so pleasantly surprised. Like you said, the acting was wonderful, and it was such a great story. I love occasionally seeing a film where people look and dress like people. When I looked at the IMDB page for it, I was amazed at how many of the minor characters were played by people with little if any movie experience.

Will Forte was outclassed in the acting department, but he had some serious competition.

You think? I didn't know him, and I thought he did quite well.

Anyway, I really enjoyed it: I liked that everyone looked like real non-Hollywood people, and acted like it. The sons' frustration at dealing with their father struck me as very familiar, much like what it was dealing with my mother during the last few years of her life. The humor was nicely played, although the two truck-obsessed cousins were overdone, I thought.

I did come away wanting more information, like about his war experience, and all that, and found it frustrating that Alexander decided to dangle that in front of us but not answer the question.

You think? I didn't know him, and I thought he did quite well.

I agree with Scrappy on this. Forte was really good, much better than I was expecting him to be, but everyone else was acting circles around him.

We're going to see American Hustle today to see if we can spot TCG's dad and how many locations I. Worcester we recognize.

Donald from Pitch Perfect is totes adorbs and I want him to live in my house and rap at me.

Now that I have finally seen the film, I can report that My father-in-law can be seen early in American hustle with his arm around Jeremy Renner's shoulder as their picture is being taken.

Fun! I wish I had known that!

It was fun. It's a really clear shot of him, if only for a few seconds with no lines. And I figure I'm 3 degrees from Joss now. The Worcester thing was kind of distracting trying to figure out exactly what parts were shot there and where they were. I may have missed part of the plot as a result. Such as exactly whose idea it was to get the mafia involved.

Now that I have finally seen the film, I can report that My father-in-law can be seen early in American hustle with his arm around Jeremy Renner's shoulder as their picture is being taken.

Awesome! Scola and I just saw it today. It was funnier than I expected.

I really liked it too. sj, how cool about your FIL! I was pretty excited to see that the scene in the fancy restaurant where Jennifer Lawrence goes with her Mafia boyfriend was filmed in a restaurant in my hometown. I think I've only been there once, but it's got big windows that look out onto the beach and bay, and it was so cool to see *my* beach up on the big screen! You could really see it well, too, even the faint skyline of Boston in the distance. I know that view very well.