The Descendants (2011 Alexander Payne)

For some reason we kept picking films that made us cry. This is George's best performance but he's easily matched by Shailene Woodley - all the performances are great. The Hawaiian soundtrack gives it a unique flavour - especially 'Deep in an Ancient Hawaiian Forest' over the ashes at sea sequence (by Makana).

Phedon Papamichael shoots shallow focus but there's often some great detail in the background - great compositions.