Date Night: “The Descendants”

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With the Holidays almost upon us, take this time now to see some of the great movies that are playing. My pick would be The Descendants, starring George Clooney and directed by Alexander Payne (Sideways). This film has gotten nothing but stellar reviews from film critics. Read the synopsis below:

Alexander Payne's seriocomic The Descendants, an adaptation of the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, stars George Clooney as Matt King, a middle-age Hawaiian who runs a trust responsible for millions of dollars worth of untouched real estate that has been passed down to him and various cousins. He is preparing to sell the area, and make millions for everyone in the trust, when his wife suffers severe head trauma during a boat race. As he attempts to get her affairs in order, he learns that she had been having an affair. With his two daughters in tow, along with his oldest daughter's doofus boyfriend, Matt sets off to confront the man who made him a cuckold. Beau Bridges, Judy Greer, and Robert Forster co-star. The Descendants screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

The New York Times | A.O. Scott (100%)
To call The Descendants perfect would be a kind of insult, a betrayal of its commitment to, and celebration of, human imperfection. Its flaws are impossible to distinguish from its pleasures.

Washington Post | Ann Hornaday (100%)
A pitch-perfect movie that threads a microscopically tiny needle between high comedy and devastating drama

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The Descendants is playing at the Cedar Lee Theater, so be sure to check out their website for tickets and showtimes. Enjoy!