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The Descendants
(2011)
From
the Director of About Schmidt and Sideways
Director: Alexander Payne, rated R for language
  Starring: George
Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Amara Miller, Nick
Krause, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"On the phone he can
escape. In person, he's got nowhere to go.
I wanna see his
face." - Matt King, regarding a meeting with his dying wife's lover.
Why watch this?
It's heart-warming, heart-breaking, painful, and often really funny.
Plot Summary: In
Hawaii, Matt King must navigate family turmoil and reconnect
with his daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a
boating accident. While grappling with his wife's coma, he also
faces pressure to make a decision about selling land wrapped up
in a large family land trust.
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Dad's Preview:
For years I just did not like George Clooney. To me, he seemed a cocky,
handsome jerk living off his family name (his aunt is Rosemary
Clooney). This film, however, changed all that for me. He plays
a man whose wife has a terrible accident that puts her into a terminal coma. Set in Hawaii, the film's
heart is this man's pain, and his oldest daughter's reluctant support.
It is up and down as he discovers that his wife had a
devastating secret. You will laugh, then cry, then laugh again. Nick
Krause, as Sid, the teen daughter's boyfriend, gets an honorable mention for his perfectly
delivered, and quite dumb-ass, comedic lines. |
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