The Descendants (2011)
Actors:
Judy Greer ,
Robert Forster ,
George Clooney ,
Shailene Woodley ,
Matthew Lillard ,
Beau Bridges
Directors:
Alexander Payne
MPAA Rating:
R
From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning Sideways, set in Hawaii, The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.
Patrick King wrote a review for The Descendants 11 months and 2 weeks ago
This Oscar-nom for 'Best Pic' packs more tragedy than a Biography Channel episode on Lindsay Lohan...all with the paradise of Hawaii as the backdrop. George Clooney deserves an Oscar for Best Actor as
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