The Descendants Reviews
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- Genre : Drama, Family, Comedy
- Release Date : November 16, 2011
- MPAA Rating : R
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- Production Budget : -
- Studio : Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Official Site : http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thedescendants/
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you feel like you've come to know the characters' entire lives in the span of two hours
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post ]
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very good movie, filled with precious, small, touching moments
by Neil Rosen [News 14 ]
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there’s something admirable in the way The Descendants tries to work its way toward a narrative of reconciliation and forgiveness
by Josh Larsen [LarsenOnFilm ]
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there's more than comedy here
by David Gritten [Daily Telegraph ]
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presenting a Hawaii set tale of another off-kilter character
by Ed Whitfield [The Ooh Tray ]
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Payne lets the events play out gently, and the humane script beautifully grounds the strong emotions in earthy comedy
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall ]
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of particular interest is the way Payne allows class and race to supply an interesting, albeit subtle, subtext
by Peter Debruge [Variety ]
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give Oscar-worthy performances in this hard-knocks film that will have you laughing one moment and sobbing the next
by Gayle MacDonald [Globe and Mail ]
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delivers what too few recent movies achieve: intellectual stimulation coupled with emotional satisfaction
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
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couldn't quite match were the high expectations on which it floated into town
by Richard Corliss [TIME Magazine ]
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airier piece of prime-time soap opera fluff
by Rex Reed [New York Observer ]
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a richly rewarding, originally conceived, at times even oddly humorous and exquisite, sensitively crafted film
by Prairie Miller [NewsBlaze ]
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a rambling tale about an inept father wrestling with tragedy and gradually builds toward a satisfying emotional payoff
by Andrew O'Hehir [Salon.com ]
