Arts & Entertainment

The Descendants

An adaptation of the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, The Descendants protagonist is Matt King, a middle-age Hawaiian who runs a trust responsible for millions of dollars worth of untouched real estate that has been passed down to him and various cousins. He is preparing to sell the area, and make millions for everyone in the trust, when his wife suffers severe head trauma during a boat race. As he attempts to get her affairs in order, he learns that she had been having an affair. With his two daughters in tow, along with his oldest daughter’s doofus boyfriend, Matt sets off to confront the man who made him a cuckold. Director: Alexander Payne. Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges. Rated: R. Time: 1:55.