After being nominated for three BAFTAs and five Oscars, The Descendants seemed like a must-see. Indeed it is. After Matt King's (George Clooney) wife is involved in a boating accident, he must help his daughters and himself deal with a shocking discovery.
Clooney shows off his versatility, trading his usual dapper style for bad shirts and bad hair. The juxtaposition between the supposed perfect life of a Hawaiian and the difficult circumstances that Matt and his family have to deal with adds to the depth of this moving film. It doesn't really try to be anything though, it manages to be sad without trying, funny without trying. It's effortless and entirely entertaining. It works with so many issues including the seven stages of grief but without the film shouting and saying "Hey! Look at us, we're dealing with these issues!"
It deserves the nominations but admittedly it deserved some awards at the BAFTAs too.
Check it out on IMDb.
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