I hated (Hated) Alexander Payne's Sideways, and so it was with a sense of Oscar-knowledge duty and low expectations that I went to see his new film, The Descendants. I was pleasantly surprised, however, by an excellent drama full of rich observational/situational humor. In short, all the things Sideways was billed to be.
The Descendants is a truly grea…
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