Review of The Descendants (2011) by Noel Murray for The A.V. Club — 16 Nov 2011
The movie suffers from backstory-heavy voiceover narration in its first half, followed by an excess of quirky laugh lines down the stretch, just when it seems to be finding a stronger rhythm. There's a shameless crowd-pleasing element to The Descendants that keeps its harder truths about family relationships at bay.
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This review of The Descendants (2011) was written by Noel Murray and published by The A.V. Club on 16 Nov 2011.
The Descendants has generally received very positive reviews.
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