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The Descendants

2011

Alexander Payne

George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause ...

6.5

45,076

Drama. Comedy With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King (George Clooney), takes his two daughters -Scottie (Amara Miller) and Alexandra (Shailene Woodley)- on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront the young real estate broker (Matthew Lillard) who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The Descendants is damn near perfect. Director Alexander Payne is a master of the human comedy and George Clooney has never exposed himself to the camera this openly (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"Another beautifully chiseled piece of filmmaking - sharp, funny, generous, and moving - that writes its own rules as much as About Schmidt or Sideways did"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"To call 'The Descendants' perfect would be a kind of insult, a betrayal of its commitment to, and celebration of, human imperfection. Its flaws are impossible to distinguish from its pleasures"	POS
United States	Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"After his last feature, Mr. Payne was compared by some to Billy Wilder for his wit, and by others to Jean Renoir for his humanity. After this one I'd compare him to the man who made 'Sideways'. It's the highest praise I know"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"'The Descendants' tackles some of the prickliest issues a contempo family can face with such sensitivity that it's hardly noticeable you're being enlightened while entertained.	POS

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