Sunday, April 15, 2012

THE DESCENDANTS (2011) - ENGLISH


Written with humour, this is surely wicked fun and is just good.

The laughs come out naturally at times, even though there is a tragic meaning to it. Infidelity and death have been blended with humour. More or less I was hooked and at times just waiting to laugh again. The title, the outlook and the trailer were serious, but it took me by surprise when I went through the first 15 minutes of it. 

Was not able to comprehend a few scenes in first place, like George Clooney running just to find out who that man was, he could have gone in car and found out too but even his desperation was shown well. It wasn't at all serious but it was not funny either. The movie had to balance between tears and smiles and it just did well. 

Written well by Kaui Hert Hemmings and directed superbly by Alexander Payne, this story brought out the psychology of a middle aged man, who is going through a crisis. It's at times tough even to empathize, as it is a weird scenario that he has been in. All the director does is puts up an effective screenplay and shows us only important scenes. 

George Clooney does a god job and so did others. I am happy to have seen this.

My Rating is 3/5. Its good for sure, but I can't say it's a must watch.

2 comments:

  1. i have seen this one too...and i think ur review did justice to the movie..very well written..

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