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From the creator of the Oscar-winning SIDEWAYS, set in Hawaii, THE DESCENDANTS is a sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant 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 repprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from the Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.
Film Rating
Genres
- Drama
Cast & Crew
- George Clooney
- Judy Greer
- Matthew Lillard
- Alexander Payne (Director)
Reviews
If there's something fundamentally wrong with The Descendants, I can't find it. What I see ranks high on the list of the year's best films.
Peter Travers (Rolling Stone)