Wednesday, January 25, 2012

@ the Movies 2012 - The Descendants

- Actual film released in 2011

The Descendants is a movie getting a load of good raps for George Clooney ande the team behind it! The movie has already picked up a few awards and the buzz for more awards is getting louder and louder, so this should be a great film right?

Well it is and it isn't, it is very slllllooooooowwwww in parts and as much as you want to like some of the characters at times it's near impossible.

So Clooney is a great dad who has made some mistakes and trying to make up for lost time, his two daughters in the film Amara Miller & Shailene Woodley add a great deal of comedic relief in this sometimes down drama. There are some great lines in this film which really make it a genre bender being a bit comedy a bit drama.

But mainly it's a LONG drama based in the beautiful Hawaii. The scenery and the islands they hop are so lovely and the cast seems to gel so that is always good.

I recommend this movie but like me yesterday you need to be in the mood for a drama and a film that movies at a very slow pace.

The Descendants is a nice drama and rates 3.75 stars, I wanted to give it 4 but I am being critical to it's length and I gave a five star performance yesterday.

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