After an addled Dern is caught numerous times wandering the streets in an attempt to go to Lincoln NE from Billings MT to collect what he believes is an authentic million dollar prize, his son Forte agrees to drive him knowing full well the supposed loot is a scam. On the way, they encounter old faces who are unaware of the falsity, and proceed to tell their own stories of why they're owed a piece of the money. There's a point in the film where Forte mentions the main motivation of humoring his father is simply for a change of scenery, which helps parallel the setting shift that's so different from the L.A. or New York locations we're so used to—and this quality really helps the movie stand out. Orton's gentle score accompanies the farmland atmosphere terrifically; however, it's also apparent that the music is used to fill gaps of residential establishing shots to needlessly prolong the runtime. Very much a film worth seeing, but some of the punch-lines don't land on target and you can't fault someone for calling this "boring". The black-and-white doesn't add to the mood.
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