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The Descendants
The Descendants

6.8

The Descendants

R·2011·115m

Summary

With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Alexander Payne

Novel

Kaui Hart Hemmings

Screenplay

Nat Faxon

Screenplay

Jim Rash

Reviews

b

badelf

September 7, 2012

4

Sorry, but this movie was unwatchable for me. The premise is clever enough. The wife of a romantically unavailable husband has a fatal accident and he's forced to repair his relationship with his alienated daughters. It's good chick-flick material and no doubt, all the women scored it high and not only because of George Clooney. I normally love his work, but this premise is so poorly executed in this film that even he can't find a solid stage on which to base his acting. There are too many good movies out there to waste time watching this one.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$20,000,000.00

Revenue:

$177,200,000.00

Keywords

daughter
infidelity
hawaii
father-in-law
beach house
boating accident
estate
dying mother
teenage daughter
trustee
trust fund
wild girl
wild child
realtor
thoughtful