Mrs. Cohn Zohn and I just got back from seeing “The Descendants.” I wanted to see it because it was nominated for an Academy Award. She was skeptical.

She was right.

Bad screenplay. Sentimental. It’s from a novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. I haven’t read her book but she used to teach in the MFA in Creative Writing Program at USF and I always found her charming. I’m not putting down her book.

The worst part of the movie was George Clooney. This man cannot act. He has no range, can show almost no emotion. If the sound were removed you’d never know what he’s feeling or how his character is evolving by looking at his face. I thought he did a nice job in “Up in the Air.” Must have been a fluke.