Variety – Peter Debruge…
Some movies aim to distract us; others seek to help us understand. “The Descendants” tackles some of the prickliest issues a contempo family can …
Sep 2, 2011 Full Review
JoBlo’s Movie Emporium – Chris Bumbray
THE DESCENDANTS is Alexander Payne’s long-awaited follow-up to SIDEWAYS. Like that film, THE DESCENDANTS is a pitch-perfect mix of humor and drama …
Sep 12, 2011 Full Review
Salon – Andrew O’Hehir
Toronto: Alexander Payne’s gentle family tragicomedy “The Descendants” features the star as a Hawaiian dad TORONTO — More of a muted, bittersweet …
Sep 13, 2011 Full Review
Box Office Magazine – Pete Hammond
Bad days in paradise After a five-year absence from the big screen, writer/director Alexander Payne (Sideways, Election, About Schmidt) returns in …
Sep 13, 2011 Full Review
Dublin Events
A newly widowed father – and one of the richest men in Oahu, Hawaii – takes off with his two rebellious daughters to track down his wife’s lover …
Nov 8, 2011 Full Review
Dustin Putman – Dustin Putman
Directed by Alexander Payne. Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Beau Bridges, Robert …
Nov 10, 2011 Full Review
Rolling Stone – Peter Travers
If there’s something fundamentally wrong with The Descendants, I can’t find it. What I see ranks high on the list of the year’s best films …
Nov 15, 2011 Full Review
Village Voice – J. Hoberman
As life-or-death dramedy, The Descendants poses several important questions: Why has it taken Alexander Payne seven years to follow up on his …
Nov 16, 2011 Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times – Roger Ebert
“The Descendants” has a happy ending. Therefore, technically, it’s a comedy. It takes place in the paradise of Hawaii. It stars George Clooney …
Nov 16, 2011 Full Review
Common Sense Media
Devastating, moving dramedy about death and forgiveness. “On” for Ages 16 and Up. Real estate attorney Matt King (George Clooney) knows that he’s …
Nov 16, 2011 Full Review
Dublin Events
“The Descendants” is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to …
Nov 17, 2011 Full Review
Film Critic – Sean O’Connell
George Clooney’s a terrific actor. Versatile. Humble. Debonair. Funny. He’s the closest our industry has to a bona fide movie star. But few would …
Nov 17, 2011 Full Review
