The Descendants
Dir: Alexander Payne
2011
****
Alexander Payne has written another killer script with The Descendants and I just love the way Hawaii is shown for what it is rather than the idyllic postcard that we think it is like. George Clooney is great as always and I was also impressed with the young Shailene Woodley.  Robert Forster was a nice surprise as well although I barely recognised him. A welcome feel-good movie made just that little better by a great script and some particularly brilliant scenes. It also answers the question 'what ever happened to Matthew Lillard'?