The Descendants (film): Difference between revisions

''[[The Descendants]]'' is a 2011 dramedy film, directed by [[Alexander Payne]] and based on a novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars [[George Clooney]] as a Hawaii based lawyer. When his wife is in a boating accident and is left in a coma, he has to care for his daughters on his own, despite knowing little about them, while fighting a breakdown when he's told his wife's living will demands she be taken off life support. When one of his daughters reveals that his wife was cheating on him, he begins a journey with his daughters (and one of his daughter's '"friends'") to find the man, partially to confront him and partially to tell him he should come say goodbye before she dies.

The film is Alexander Payne's first film since 2004's ''[[Sideways]]'' and has been extremely well received by critics, with particular praise given to Clooney's performance and the well written screenplay (partly written by [[Community|Jim Rash]], [[Hidden Depths|who knew?]]).

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Cousin Hugh is a friendly and nice guy (he's played by Beau Bridges for god's sake). He also makes it clear that if Matt {{spoiler|doesn't sell the land, he will come after him legally}}. Matt even [[Lampshadeslampshade]]s this in his narration:

{{quote| Don't be fooled. In Hawaii some of the most powerful people look like bums and stuntmen.}}

{{quote| '''Kai''': Your marriage...she was lonely.<br />