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The Descendants

The Descendants

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Brett Alan Dewing
Jan 07, 2012
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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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