12-30-2011, 06:48 AM
At the Cinema: The Descendants
Although set in Hawai'i, this story has very little to do with the islands and could easily have been set in almost any other location in the world. The cast does what is can with rather thin material and generally acquits itself well enough, but the film itself (from the same director as Election and Sideways) lacks the bite and intelligence of those earlier films. Too bad -- a lot of potential here that goes to waste.
That said, it was fun to see Hawai'i again -- it still looks great!
:wink:
Narukami
Although set in Hawai'i, this story has very little to do with the islands and could easily have been set in almost any other location in the world. The cast does what is can with rather thin material and generally acquits itself well enough, but the film itself (from the same director as Election and Sideways) lacks the bite and intelligence of those earlier films. Too bad -- a lot of potential here that goes to waste.
That said, it was fun to see Hawai'i again -- it still looks great!
:wink:
Narukami
David Reinke
Burbank CA
Burbank CA
