Review of The Descendants (2011) by Todd Mccarthy for Hollywood Reporter — 18 Nov 2011
After a five-year wait since "Sideways," Alexander Payne has made his best film yet with The Descendants. Ostensibly a study of loss and coping with a tragic situation, this wonderfully nuanced look at a father and two daughters dealing with the imminent death of his wife and their mother turns the miraculous trick of possibly being even funnier than it is moving.
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This review of The Descendants (2011) was written by Todd Mccarthy and published by Hollywood Reporter on 18 Nov 2011.
The Descendants has generally received very positive reviews.
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