Review of The Savages (2007) by Alice S — 18 Sep 2009
Some exquisitely beautiful scenes: Jon's gradual congratulations for Wendy while he's strapped to that back-aligner contraption; Jon yelling in the parking lot about how all the nursing home niceties prey on guilt; Wendy and Jimmy's short-lived friendship; Lenny turning down his hearing aid as Jon and Wendy bicker about how they're not like their father.
It's good. It's darkly comedic. It's a movie I'd like to love, you know? But something about it throws me off. Perhaps it's the andante pacing. Perhaps it's the overabundant places in the script that are textbook definitions of how to split dialogue into different locations or withhold exposition from the audience.
Perhaps it's the portrayal of a starving playwright's life that hits too close to home, yet somehow still closes with a random, happy ending.
This review of The Savages (2007) was written by Alice S on 18 Sep 2009.
The Savages has generally received positive reviews.
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