Advantages: Bittersweet look at caring for elderly parents Disadvantages: Deeply depressing at times
...gets a phone call from the people in charge of her father's care - he has been smearing his own faeces on the walls and they are concerned about his health. Then his girlfriend, with whom he has lived for twenty years, dies, and he needs somewhere to live. Jon and Wendy are forced to put their feelings for their father behind them and cope with the fact that he has dementia. Will they be able to cope with his increasing health problems and vulnerability? ... ...having seen About Schmidt and The Bucket List, which deal with death and growing old, I thought I had seen more than enough. However, I am a big fan of Philip Seymour Hoffman - he's definitely in my top ten list of favourite actors - and so I succumbed. And although it is a depressing film, I'm glad that I took the time to see it. The performances are great and there are some moments of comedy to lift the mood; these are much-needed at times. As ...
sunmeilan 29.03.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Savages (DVD)
Advantages: The story, acting performances, making of Disadvantages: Slow, limited release
The Savages is a small budget, independent film from second time director Tamara Jenkins. It stars Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney as two siblings who have lost touch with each other due to their own troubled circumstances. They are forced together however when their once abusive father descends into dementia forcing Hoffman and Linney to come to his aid.
The film is both sad and funny in it's exploration of complex family dynamics. The ... ...and completely convincing as individuals struggling with the guilt and failure of their own relationships and careers. Jenkins' script won the Oscar in 2007 and rightly so! Sensitive, poignant and darkly humorous. The special features are not abundant but the making of documentary is very insightful. ...
rdanae 16.06.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of The Savages (DVD)
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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