看電影學英文 - 兩代電力公司 The Descendants (2011)

From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning Sideways, set in Hawaii, The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries. -- (C) Fox Searchlight

Storyline
With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King (Clooney), takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront the young real estate broker (Lillard) who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.Written by Anonymous

Review
Better than Sideways.
11 September 2011 | by Matthew Yendell (United States)

Alexander Payne has had a hiatus for seven years now. His last film before this one was Sideways, which was a hit with critics and audiences alike. It certainly didn't take Alexander seven years to make The Descendants. During that period, I'm not sure what happened to him. Well enough about the director, since you're here to read the review for this film in itself. The Descendants, which is based on a pretty unknown novel of the same name, is about a man named Matt King trying to re-connect his family. That all changes when he finds out that his wife, who was supposedly injured and in a coma in a boating accident, was really cheating on him. I don't want to spoil much more than that so you can enjoy this film if you go see it. I saw this at the Telluride Film Festival and was blown away. It is better than Sideways, and excellent comedy-drama. Oscars? Absolutely. It is easily one of the years best films, and a major Oscar contender. George Clooney and Shailene Woodley's roles are outstanding. I encourage you to see this film in November. It truly is a wonderful film.

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