(2011) The Descendants
DRAMA/ COMEDY
Second Oscar nominated film co-written and directed by Alexander Payne adapted from the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The movie stars George Clooney as Matt King whose in charge of a huge multi-million dollar deal of an estate somewhere in Hawaii. And at the same time his wife is in a coma lying in bed after a boating accident, he then gets advice from the doctor that she's not going to wake up, therefore the plug has to be pulled. Upon visiting his oldest daughter, Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) she tries to tell her dad that she was not a very good mom because she cheated on him while he was working. This synopsis is only the backdrop to Matt's advance notice to family and close friends that he's going to pull the plug on his allegedly cheating wife. I think all the actors involved are exceptional but I just can't get over the whole yuppie environment thing as well as the anti-marriage subplot which involves the cheating wife. Actor Clooney may have had a say upon this film's direction since it feels somewhat similar to his previous film "Up In The Air".
Second Oscar nominated film co-written and directed by Alexander Payne adapted from the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The movie stars George Clooney as Matt King whose in charge of a huge multi-million dollar deal of an estate somewhere in Hawaii. And at the same time his wife is in a coma lying in bed after a boating accident, he then gets advice from the doctor that she's not going to wake up, therefore the plug has to be pulled. Upon visiting his oldest daughter, Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) she tries to tell her dad that she was not a very good mom because she cheated on him while he was working. This synopsis is only the backdrop to Matt's advance notice to family and close friends that he's going to pull the plug on his allegedly cheating wife. I think all the actors involved are exceptional but I just can't get over the whole yuppie environment thing as well as the anti-marriage subplot which involves the cheating wife. Actor Clooney may have had a say upon this film's direction since it feels somewhat similar to his previous film "Up In The Air".