The Savages

Movie Title: The Savages

Genre: drama

Starring:
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Laura Linney

Review:

Keeping up with The Savages

The moment I knew this movie was finally being released in a theater near me, I immediately made plans to see it before it disappeared. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney play siblings, struggling to juggle the demands of their careers and the responsibilities of looking after their ill father, played magnificently by Philip Bosco. How they cope with having to be together for someone who abandoned them when they were kids is essentially what the movie is all about. The movie is peppered with comedic moments, as if to ease the long-running tension surrounding the three main characters. The movie is a must-see for the sterling performances, as well as for its poignant portrayal of relationships gone wrong and still worth saving. If you liked You Can Count on Me, that other brother-sister movie in which Linney also got an Oscar nod, you will love this one.

reviewed by: Avid

Rating: 9.0
10 - worth dying for!
9 - magnificent; don't miss it!
8 - great movie; worth your time
7 - good movie; very entertaining
6 - passable, if you don't have anything important to do
5 - not worth your time
4 and below - i never knew such movies existed