Apparently, the movie is about the interplay of human emotions and the complications in the relationship of a father and his daughters. Although it is actually an utterly boring and mind-numbingly slow portrayal of a man who loses his wife in an accident and then has to deal with his daughters, family and the extra-marital affair of his wife. The character Clooney plays (Matt King) seems to be pulling too many strings and confuses you all over. The drug-addict elder daughter alias motherless whore undergoes a sudden dramatic change and becomes all goody-goody and perfect daughter material. The extra-marital affair seems to lead in front and the movie tries to convince you that even these pigs who betray should be given chance to express their emotions. Give me a break, Christ! The sub-plot of selling the ancestral land keeps on coming randomly in between but remains utterly weak to gain any importance.
Director Alexander Payne proves to be a real Pain in the ass. Although unconsciously, he puts an element of mystery in this family drama. The mystery of this title. The descendants. Was it meant to highlight the relationship between generations of a family? Or was it in reference to the safeguarding of ancestral property by the protagonist ? Either way , it fails to convince you, as both feel not more than a sub-plot. George Clooney, who is attracting so much of attention for this mediocre performance, is yet another mystery. This Matt King is no match to Micheal Clayton and everything here seems Up in the air. At the end, you feel like killing yourself and those who praised this disaster. Let me make this loud and clear, THIS IS SHIT, MAINTAIN DISTANCE!
P.S. It deserves not even a single star but only the middle finger.
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