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Nov 16, 2011 · "The Descendants" has a happy ending. Therefore, technically, it's a comedy. It takes place in the paradise of Hawaii. It stars George Clooney. That may lead you to expect a pleasant good time, but this film is so much more than that. Clooney gives one of his best performances in this film directed and co-written by Alexander Payne, who in "Sideways" (2004) and "About Schmidt" (2002), showed a ...
Nov 23, 2011 · Just ask Matt King (George Clooney), the likable hero of The Descendants, an enormously satisfying comic drama that’s one of the year’s best movies. ... Elizabeth (Patricia Hastie), into a ...
Jan 29, 2012 · Matt is a workaholic lawyer, so dedicated to his legal practice that he's neglected his wife, Elizabeth (Patricia Hastie), a flirtatious beauty obsessed with speed sports on land and water, and ...
Sep 3, 2011 · But Matt was always the “backup parent” to his more adventure-seeking wife Elizabeth (Patricia Hastie, seen waterskiing in the opening shot, then bedridden for the remainder of the film), and ...
Nov 15, 2011 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Alexander Payne. Comedy, Drama. R. 1h 55m. By A. O. SCOTT. Nov. 15, 2011. In a voice-over at the beginning of “The Descendants,” Matt King (George Clooney ...
Patricia Hastie went to great extremes, playing Matt King's (George Clooney) comatose wife, "Elizabeth King", in The Descendants (2011). Alexander Payne , "The Descendants" film's director said, regarding Patricia's performance, that even when not on camera, her presence is felt throughout the film.
She quickly landed extra work and several roles that were being filmed in Hawaii, among them were Lost (2004) (TV series), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and The Descendants (2011). Patricia Hastie went to great extremes, playing Matt King's (George Clooney) comatose wife, "Elizabeth King", in The Descendants (2011).
