The Descendants (2011)
Based on the novel of the same name this film from director Alexander Payne stars George Clooney and Shailene Woodley. A father has to deal with his two troublesome daughters after his wife goes into a coma she will not recover from.
When released this film picked up a lot of praise and while it is fairly well made, stearing clear of the pitfalls of genre that has more than a tendency for melodrama there is not a lot of originality in this film. There are plenty of other films out there with similar tales that contain a lot of similar plot elements as well. The cast give decent performances but at the end of this film I did find myself wondering where all the hype came from.
3/5
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