Story Line
With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
“The South Pacific ain't that terrific.”
Top Cast
George Clooney
Matt King
Shailene Woodley
Alexandra King
Amara Miller
Scottie King
Nick Krause
Sid
Patricia Hastie
Elizabeth King
Grace A. Cruz
Scottie's Teacher
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Rating
6.8/ 10
Release Date
2011-09-09
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
ComedyDrama
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User Reviews (3)
badelf
4/10
•9/7/2012Sorry, but this movie was unwatchable for me. The premise is clever enough. The wife of a romantically unavailable husband has a fatal accident and he's forced to repair his relationship with his alienated daughters. It's good chick-flick material an...
Unknownian
9/10
•2/2/2022I really like this movie...
I've watched it many times and am always entertained. I like the Hawaii locations, the young Woodley, Clooney's clumsy but morally accommodating character, and the confrontations with
life's inevitable surprises. All ...
Filipe Manuel Neto
8/10
•8/16/2022**An elegant and moving film about family, family values and how they change and adapt to new times.**
Overall, I liked this movie. Skillfully directed by Alexander Payne, the film tackles several issues around a Hawaiian family in apparent disi...