‘Americana’ Review

Chronologically,1 Americana is bookended by Paul Walter Hauser’s Lefty Ledbetter delivering a wedding proposal. “People shouldn’t be alone. People should be happy,” he says, practicing his vows across from his diner waitress, Penny Jo (Sydney Sweeney). He’s a normal guy with a normal job who owns a normal house, but there is comfort in the familiar and happiness in comfort. He would like his bride-to-be to be his “happy wife.” He will be the “happy husband.” They will be happy together, no longer being alone in the wide open West.