The Savages(2007)- User Reviews

This movie tells the tearfully true story of just how sad and depressing growing old can be. Lenny Savage (Philip Bosco) lives with his girlfriend of 30 years in a retirement community in Arizona, after she passes away the womans family calls Lenny's …more»

... the way the trailers were leading you to believe.
But it IS a very good movie where characters look very real with their little quirks, their little pettiness, their little weaknesses, and with a whole lot of solitude... This kind of subject will …more»

This is the most honest movie I have ever seen in the past few years. It is much better than the fantasy of the overrated "Waitress".
Saw this movie last night. Felt I was watching my own life. The story could happen to anyone of us. It …more»

Reviewed by Anna Smith
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Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman are a dream pairing for this dark comedy-drama about siblings dealing with a sickly father. After Wendy and Jon Savage reluctantly decide to put their father Lenny …more»

This film hit home with me because the two main characters, the brother and sister, have the same levels of education and are equally suspect of each others ability to handle crisis as my own sister and I are. It's a deep story line that will touch …more»

I am creative with a brother who is creative so this film really hit home with me. The people in the film felt real. You could imagine this really happening to people all over the world. It is a universal story. Well acted, funny, sad, poignant.
I was …more»

Brilliant performances by those you would expect to be brilliant as well as a shining gem of a performance from an All-Star Veteran, Philip Bosco. Another slow exploration of screwed up people dealing with a screwed up situation. If you like depressing …more»

What's It About?
It's the story of two siblings having to care for their aging father who has developed dementia. It's more about the relationships and the characters though.

What Did I like?
First of all, I thought the acting was really …more»

What a great movie. The storing is both engaging, realistic, and poignant. Laura Linny is fantastic in this movie! I loved the creative ending as well!. Don't miss this one. You won't be disappointed!!!!more»

I hated this movie and would not recommend it to anyone. It was extremely depressing and I'm not as old as many of the others who were dragging theirselves out of this theater. I agree with another critic who said if you were contemplating suicide, …more»