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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 02 Feb 2012

This film is one of the best films of 2011 and should compete for top awards when the Academy Awards roll around…

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By Andrew Simpson (34) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Feb 2012

The sharp wit and commitment to damaged men remain, but with his newfound appreciation of what goes unsaid, The Descendants sees Payne finally…

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By Philip French (1,151) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 29 Jan 2012

The Descendants becomes a kind of exhilarating, island-hopping road movie with Matt as much in search of himself as of his wife's mysterious…

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By Bcool (9) on 29 Jan 2012

There is nothing, even superficially, original about this film. I don't understand how could anyone call this the best of the year…

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By Jgmadison (1) on 29 Jan 2012

Did you see Up in the Air? Probably, so don't waste your time with The Descendants…

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By Luke Buckmaster (275) for The Daily Review/Crikey (197) on 29 Jan 2012

The film's tone is quaint but the story dramatic and the characters maintain the ability to shock and surprise…

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By Georgebailey (13) on 29 Jan 2012

I thoroughly enjoyed this drama. At first, the tone of the movie is a little disconcerting - should I laugh or not…

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By Reviewcritic (52) on 28 Jan 2012

All performances in this movie were amazing, and the movie itself captures life with an uncommon grace…

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By Etant (1) on 28 Jan 2012

Renter. I nearly left the theater and in hindsight, wish I had. The pace of this movie is extremely slow…

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By Bkm (85) on 28 Jan 2012

George Clooney's ongoing quest to earn an Academy Award for best actor finds him playing the lead role in Alexander Payne's low key dramedy…

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By Kamera24 (2) on 28 Jan 2012

Coming in with impossible to meet expectations after the brilliant Sideways, I must say I was quite satisfied with this movie…

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By Pablo Villaça (1,590) for Cinema em Cena (1,589) on 28 Jan 2012

Uma narrativa artificial e frágil que soa mais como a visão de um roteirista alienado de Hollywood sobre a vida de uma pessoa comum (multimilionária,…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 27 Jan 2012

Few films have dealt with the concept of parental death as movingly, poetically and lovingly as this, delivering a strikingly powerful narrative…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for New England Movies Weekly (716) on 27 Jan 2012

a solid, grown-up film that reminds us that there's real heroism in simply living day to day…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for Tri-City Herald (818) on 27 Jan 2012

A non-preachy exploration of the depth, width and complexity of life, love and relationships, and this great gift we call humanity…

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By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 27 Jan 2012

The mix of slapstick and pathos is exquisitely judged, but the viewer needs to be patient for the film to work its magic…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 27 Jan 2012

As is the way with Payne's films, we go away feeling that every man is an island - and it's only a matter of time before each of us finds ourselves…

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By David Sexton (322) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 27 Jan 2012

Payne's interest is the human drama: he's very much the director-as-novelist and The Descendants has all the satisfactions of a story well told…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 26 Jan 2012

(George) Clooney gives a complex and complete performance as a man who put his career ahead of his family, and is stumbling to try to reconnect…

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By David Edwards (979) for Daily Mirror (UK) (1,133) on 26 Jan 2012

As is typical with Payne, awkwardness abounds leading to some moments of excruciating comedy…

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