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ID #111261
The Descendants   (Rated: 18+)
Product Type: DVD
Reviewer: ♥Ho Ho HOOves♥ Author Icon
Review Rated: 13+
Amazon's Price: $ 6.99
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Summary of this DVD...
This is the story of a man who does not give his family much of his time. His wife is critically injured in a water-skiing accident and his two daughters are emotional wrecks because of the family situation before and after the accident. He must face the task of taking his wife off of life support (per her Living Will) and deal with the fact of learning that she was having an affair. He also must deal with a complex sale of a large amount of family land as the trustee/attorney making the final decision on a deal worth big money to his family.

George Clooney gives one of his best performances as Matt King, the hapless head of this family.
This type of DVD is good for...
George Clooney's performance and those of the girls who played his two daughters. They were flawless.
I especially liked...
a rumpled, far from perfect George Clooney. I like him much more than the handsome movie star George Clooney.
This DVD made me feel...
like I had watched a couple of really good movies - this and Bridesmaids. Finally. It seems like a long time since I saw movies with performances this good.
The cast of this DVD...
is excellent.
I recommend this DVD because...
it is a fine story with excellent performances. I felt like I had watched a good movie. That is nice when you don't feel like you've been jerked around for two hours for nothing.
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