Chandler - 12/17/12
The Descendants is a movie that highlights all the problems with "The List." But first, let me talk about the plot:
Matt King (George Clooney) is a rich descendant of some Hawaiian prince. Due to a death in the family, he's now in charge of deciding what to do with a large piece of ocean-front land on one of the Hawaiian islands. Also, his wife is in a coma due to a boating accident. And he has two messed-up spoiled daughters, who apparently were ruined by his wife's sluttiness and his workaholic ways. Life lessons ensue.
The film was decent. Better than I thought it would be. There were some laughs, a couple of sad moments... and then a whole lot of annoyances. Everything that Clooney does is the opposite of what I would personally do. His character has no balls and is a complete doormat to those around him. Maybe that makes him an endearing role model to his children? Or more likeable to the audience?
Anyway, back to the problem with The List. Every year there's a new version and every year they feel the need to add a bunch of movies released in the previous 365 days. Obviously this is so they can sell more books. But in order to do this, movies have to be taken OFF the list to make room for the new ones. Of the 29 movies added from 2007-2009... 14 were removed by the 2011 edititon. That's 48% (and climbing each year). If The List were truly accurate, those movies would have never been on there in the first place.
Oh well. The Descendants was decent... but it'll be removed from next year's publication. And that's the sign of a good, solid 2.
Rating - 2
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