My quick rating - 7,0/10. An exceptionally filmed flick head up by a stellar acting job by Frances McDormand. Not like she ever turns in much less than that. You definitely have to switch your pacing though since the movie is a bit slow. Ok, it is very slow since it really plays out more like a docudrama which considering it is not, also adds to how well made this is. As McDormand travels throughout the USA as a modern day nomad, it really just feels like you are there with her. All the things that being always on the move and not settling into one place. Constantly doing something different, in a new place and adapting to the surroundings. And not only being on the move by choice, but having the system put you in the position to have to do it. The movie really only briefly touches upon corporate America pushing McDormand and many others out of career and home. What it does show us is a fairly real look at being a wanderer. How realistic it is I suppose could be in question, but this surely doesn't glamorize the experience for the sake of Hollywood but just presents itself as it is. Gorgeous cinematography mixed in along the road to give the viewer a glimpse of the country and the everyday people that inhabit it. I am sure that some of the people were local and underpaid (there seemed to be some parts where the interactions seemed a bit out of place) but then again, they would be anyway. Yes, this is part of my Oscar season watching so I am already aware of its nomination. Deserving, yes, winner? Don't have that gut feeling like I did last year. Wouldn't surprise me, so we'll see.
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