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November 18, 2011
At the Movies: Clooney manages chaos in ‘The Descendants'
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
Alexander Payne makes movies about men on the brink — of a nervous breakdown, of personal or professional ruin and, ultimately, maybe even some hard-earned peace. That was true of Matthew Broderick's scheming teacher in “Election,” Jack Nicholson's searching retiree in “About Schmidt” and Paul Giamatti's sloppy oenophile in “Sideways,” and it's certainly true of George Clooney in “The Descendants.”
| THE DESCENDANTS |
 Director: Alexander Payne Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller Rating: R Running time: 115 minutes |
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