Review of Nomadland (2021) by Faxthtax — 28 May 2021

A movie that establishes little and concludes nothing. Part movie / part documentary in execution.

McDormand trods along the desolate US highways in a beat up van which is her home while struggling to get money to keep it rolling.

I would skip this and see "Into The Wild" from 2007 if you have not already. It draws similarities but focuses less on chasing money but more on digging deeper into the characters, and is much better in my opinion.

Frances McDormand has been going strong lately, but she is being awfully typecast. She seems to be hired to play old, grumpy women with a distaste for society (Three Billboards, Olive Kitteridge etc).

Was expecting much but was left mildly disappointed.