Review of The Descendants (2011) by Diegosanrobles — 16 Jan 2012
A passable Payne film that reiterates his themes of white men at crossroads and crisis. Often people complain about Payne's caricature side-characters, usually reminiscent of Duane Hanson's hyper-real sculptures of middle Americans.
Here it's a bit toned-down, save for the daughter's classmate's mother in the beginning. George Clooney is adequate, as usual, but the energy really belongs to the actresses who play the two daughters: convincing and subtle, which is the direction Payne's going toward lately.
His cynicism will be missed, though.
This review of The Descendants (2011) was written by Diegosanrobles on 16 Jan 2012.
The Descendants has generally received very positive reviews.
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