The Savages (2007)

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1. 

   ViniciusOG

   Did you notice

   how in the last scene the dog breaks the fourth wall, in a very Brechtinian way, and briefly looks at the camera?

   1 year 10 months ago
2. 

   psdantonio

   Tight narrative, excellent character portrayals and an adequate dose of humor in an otherwise bleak subject matter. As previously stated: very, very good. 12 years ago
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   Siskoid

   The Savages tracks two siblings - Laura Liney and Philip Seymour Hoffman, so we're in good hands - having to deal with putting their estranged father, in the grips of dementia, into a nursing home. The script takes no prisoners, and in no prettifies the process, something that extends to the leads' lives being a mess, and the set dressing as disordered and naturalistic as the rest. And yet, it finds humor in the situation too. A good primer for those who might have to experience something similar, as well as a reminder that we're all heading in that direction. Thematically, everything points to it, with age, decay and disability always lurking in the story's details. 7 years 1 month ago

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