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The Descendants (2011) Reviews

The Descendants (2011)
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Alexander Payne's seriocomic The Descendants, an adaptation of the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, stars George Clooney as Matt King, a middle-age Hawaiian who runs a trust responsible for millions of dollars worth of untouched real estate that has been passed down to him and various cousins. He is preparing to sell the area, and make millions for everyone in the trust, when his wife suffers severe head trauma during a boat race. As he attempts to get her affairs in order, he learns that she had been having an affair. With his two daughters in tow, along with his oldest daughter's doofus boyfriend, Matt sets off to confront the man who made him a cuckold. Beau Bridges, Judy Greer, and Robert Forster co-star. The Descendants screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Starring:
George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, (more)
Director(s):
Alexander Payne
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD  |  Blu-ray
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(212 member reviews)  

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Donna C.

I thought the movie was very good. Maybe I was in the mood for something like this. Showed the emotional side of people as well as the responsible, ethical side.

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Frances M.

This is a sweet,sad, funny story of a husband who's losing his wife and faced with all the decisions to be made.His choices are great!! You'll cry,laugh, and cheer for George!!!

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Kathleen E.

We liked it because it was a different type of movie theme.

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Gary J.

confusing and less than funny. don't waste your time. not one of george clooney's best performances and I'm a huge fan

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George M.

Fair to middeling. Started out liking Clooney but seems his works have been dwindeling. This was a might better than his last.

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The Gary G.

The acting is outstanding across the board, but the story introduces a number of melodramatic situations that are resolved very slowly, in anti-climactic ways. I suppose that’s true to life and the story is sad because we know real people who experience similar events. But, my true life isn’t very exciting and neither is this movie.

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Beth H.

Great movie!! :)

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TOM Z.

Maybe some people expect too much...it was an OK movie,worth watching.

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Wayne R.

This is an extremely unlikable film. It is agonizing and insufferable. All the characters are mean and unlikable. This film is categorized as a comedy. It is not! Its a mean-spirited melodrama.

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Adrian W.

this was a really good movie. i just wish the it would have gone into more depth of the daughters characters. i would have loved to see how they turned out.

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    Donna C.

    I thought the movie was very good. Maybe I was in the mood for something like this. Showed the emotional side of people as well as the responsible, ethical side.

    Yes   |   No

     
    Frances M.

    This is a sweet,sad, funny story of a husband who's losing his wife and faced with all the decisions to be made.His choices are great!! You'll cry,laugh, and cheer for George!!!

    Yes   |   No

     
    Kathleen E.

    We liked it because it was a different type of movie theme.

    Yes   |   No

     
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