Saw this yesterday, too, double show with Albert Nobbs.

Clooney plays Matt King, descendant of Hawaiian royalty, who is coping with his two daughters following a boating accident that has left his wife in a coma. He discovers his wife was conducting an affair and was going to ask for a divorce. Meanwhile, his youngest daughter (10) is acting out in all sorts of destructive ways, and his eldest daughter (17) has started drinking. At the same time, he’s responsible for deciding what to do with 25,000 acres of pristine land that’s been in his family for a century and a half and must either be sold, or lost.

George Clooney? I think for most people this is enough. But Judy Greer! I really liked her short-lived Miss Guided series. But, for my money, Shailene Woodley stole the show as King’s foul-mouthed angry oldest daughter, Alex, who’s willing to help her father go after the man his wife was cheating on him with, who becomes a surrogate mom to her younger sister, who is never hesitant to remind her father “Remember: I know where he lives” when Matt tries to exercise authority that he’s neglected for her entire life.

Good flick. The opening narration bothered me: it felt cheap and lazy. Decently done, but I won’t cry in my soup if it wins no Academy Awards. Is it nominated for any? This I don’t even know.