The Savages

We should all just go out and do ourselves in right now because this movie makes inevitable aging and end of life the most wretched proposition to imagine. I kept waiting for the "good part", the "aha, it was worth it... Full review

The Savages tells a story that many moviegoers can probably relate to. Many children choose to place their parent(s) into a Nursing Home and this film covers this subject with the seriousness and detail that it deserves. The Acting is superb.... Full review

I was expecting much more from this movie. The acting was good but the plot was dismal. I thought the dialog was going to be witty and there would be a few laughs along the way. This movie was simply ok... Full review

the performances save this piece, but i'm left to wonder why? does the public have to be informed of this? i suppose it was a character study that showed how the self-centered character of the father was passed on to the... Full review

It was a very slow moving picture. Not very interesting at all and very very very boring...i recieved a headache from watching.... Full review

Why do the movies have to have a happy ending when real life does not. the acting was good but the ending left me disappointed.... Full review

Great acting but unsatisfying story. It's never explained why the parents were so terrible and why the reacquaintance of the brother and sister is important or even interesting. What is relative about the brother's girlfriend?...really, nothing fresh here.... Full review

For the life of me, I can't imagine deliberately creating a movie that portrays the most depressing events of life. Why don't we create humerous movies about birth defects while we're at it?... Full review

This show has terribly sad and depressed people behaving in unethical behavior with no redeeming grace or humor. It is cold and unemotional with the exception of the all emcompassing depression. I overheard one person coming out of the theatre saying... Full review

Drama about sad people who are not very sympathetic. This movie gets better as one gets more comfortable with the surliness of each character. The acting is good. There are touching moments, I guess, although overall this film fails to really... Full review

There are so many remarkable things about Tamara Jenkins THE SAVAGES that its hard to know where to start. Jenkins and company find the truths, and the humor, in the tragedy of a fractured family coming to terms with unwanted responsibilities and the uncomfortable feelings of closeness they engender. ... Full Review

Director Tamara Jenkins ( Slums of Beverly Hills ) was good at showing just enough, but not telling the audience everything....finally boiled over as the movie went on.... ... Full Review

Director Tamara Jenkins (Slums of Beverly Hills) was good at showing just enough, but not telling the audience everything....finally boiled over as the movie went on.... ... Full Review

A good film that was enjoyable but it is not one that I would watch on repeat occasions. Philip Bosco, once again, shows that he is a terrific character actor and steals nearly every scene he is in. ... Full Review

Jenkins and her gifted cast have put together an insular film that subtly examines and questions the state of elder care in the United States....Linney shines in yet another delicate balancing act that requires her to hit soaring comedic and neurotic heights, and vanity-free unsympathetic lows.....the cast richly explores the mysteries of what binds a family together and how these relationships become strained in situations of extreme duress..... ... Full Review

MUMBAI: Excel Home Videos has released Academy Awards nominated film The Savages on DVD in India. The company has priced the DVD of the comedy-drama at Rs 499. ... Full Article

Stewart: The idea of holy folks, the priests and the nuns, having an argument, it's just something that never occurred to me that they would have, like, an office argument. ... Full Article

Laura Linney can raise the cinematic IQ of any film in which she appears by at least 50 points.The same ravishing blend of smarts, wit, and sponteneity is equally apparent in person. ... Full Article

Reviewer: Anonymous Date: May 18, 2008 I say: Slow and Steady...This movie is a very accurate portrayal into the life of a brother and sister as they deal with an aging parent. ... Full Article

One of the best coming-of-middle-age films that you can find, The Savages , drew in two well deserved Oscar nominations. Now you, our loyal readers, have a chance to pick it up for free on DVD. ... Full Article

A solid handful of indie titles vie for your attention on the DVD shelves this week. I've already written about the marketing for Joe Swanberg's Hannah Takes the Stairs , my pick of the week, but that shouldn't overshadow the... ... Full Article