Life's not about winning or losing. It's about how you get there in the end.

Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk, Stacy Keach, Mary Louise Wilson, Rance Howard, Tim Driscoll

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"This was my parents' room. I got whipped if they found me in here. I guess nobody's gonna whip me now." - Woody Grant

Why watch this? Aging parents can be hard to deal with. Then there's Woody Grant...

Plot Summary: An aging, somewhat delusional father, Woody Grant, believes he has won a million-dollar sweepstakes prize. He insists on traveling from his home in Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska, to collect his winnings. His estranged son, David, reluctantly agrees to drive him, turning it into a father-son bonding road trip. Along the way, they stop in Woody's hometown, leading to encounters with relatives and old acquaintances who learn of the supposed fortune.

Dad's Preview: It is honestly a joy when great character actors, in their autumn years, finally snag a role that, in many ways, define them. Richard Farnsworth's film was The Straight Story (1999). Geraldine Page's movie was Trip to Bountiful (1985). Here Bruce Dern, a prolific journeyman actor (and Laura Dern's father), finally accomplishes his magnum opus. The film is about a man, on the edge of senility, just wants to collect this sweepstakes. What emerges is a wonderful story of a father and son spending a little time together on an adventure.

Paramount Vantage, Blue Lake Media Fund, Bona Fide Prod., Echo
Lake Ent., FilmNation Ent.; Paramount Pictures