Overview
Genre :
Drama, Family, ComedyRelease Date :
November 16, 2011 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Alexander PayneStarring :
George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Mary Birdsong, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster, Nick Krause, Amara Miller
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
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“..you feel like you've come to know the characters' entire lives in the span of two hours..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
“..very good movie, filled with precious, small, touching moments..”
by Neil Rosen [News 14]
“..there’s something admirable in the way The Descendants tries to work its way toward a narrative of reconciliation and forgiveness..”
by Josh Larsen [LarsenOnFilm]
“..there's more than comedy here..”
by David Gritten [Daily Telegraph]
“..presenting a Hawaii set tale of another off-kilter character..”
by Ed Whitfield [The Ooh Tray]
“..Payne lets the events play out gently, and the humane script beautifully grounds the strong emotions in earthy comedy..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
“..of particular interest is the way Payne allows class and race to supply an interesting, albeit subtle, subtext..”
by Peter Debruge [Variety]
“..give Oscar-worthy performances in this hard-knocks film that will have you laughing one moment and sobbing the next..”
by Gayle MacDonald [Globe and Mail]
“..delivers what too few recent movies achieve: intellectual stimulation coupled with emotional satisfaction..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..couldn't quite match were the high expectations on which it floated into town..”
by Richard Corliss [TIME Magazine]
“..airier piece of prime-time soap opera fluff..”
by Rex Reed [New York Observer]
“..a richly rewarding, originally conceived, at times even oddly humorous and exquisite, sensitively crafted film..”
by Prairie Miller [NewsBlaze]
“..a rambling tale about an inept father wrestling with tragedy and gradually builds toward a satisfying emotional payoff..”
by Andrew O'Hehir [Salon.com]
