A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.
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★★★★★
The director of this movie, Alexander Payne, was the guy who made "Sideways." This is a very different movie in that it focuses on family relationships rather than those between friends and lovers. But, Payne displays--in this touching and very real movie--the...
★★★★★
I do not know the book inspiring the film. But the film is real seductive for the fresh honesty. For the performance of George Clooney. For atmosphere and for the realism of the clash between generations. The delicate humor, the nice performances, the story ar...
★★★★★
I hadn't seen so many elderly folks in a movie theatre, since I saw The King's Speech last year. I suppose there is a bit of irony in considering that a film called the Descendants has an audience of ancestors.
The best thing about the movie however, is that...
★★★★★
Alexander Payne hasn't made a film from the director's chair since his incredible Sideways back in 2004. Seven years later, he finally returns, and with The Descendants, he returns with a bang.
Like Sideways, his screenplay (co-written by Nat Faxon and Jim Ra...
★★★★★
The Descendants is a tragic and heartfelt family drama set against a backdrop of the sights and sounds of modern Hawaii. The music is wonderful, and the scenery of several Hawaiian islands is amazing.
George Clooney is outstanding as the father of a family to...
