The Descendants

Synopsis: From the creator of the Oscar-winning "Sideways", "The Descendants" is a sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant 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 Waikiki, Hawaii. The event leads to a reconciliation with his young daughters, while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land. Under different pressure from various factions, Matt King then finds out that his wife was having an affair. [Source: Yahoo! Singapore Movies]

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Viewers be warned, this will be an emotional film, so better come prepare with lots of tissues. George Clooney is such an amazing actor in this movie. He is able to portray the waves of roller coaster emotions that the character demands, for example having to announce to friends and relatives about the coming death of his wive, being knock the wind out of him after having discover that his wife is having an affair, not to mention that he is the last person to know about it, and juggle with the feelings of confronting his wife lover and being blamed by his in-laws that he failed as a husband. An excellent movie worth the money for.

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Rate: 8/10