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By Tim Evans (725) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 24 Jan 2008

The pleasures are small but intense and the spell cast in one of the most surprisingly moving films of the year is captivating…

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By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 24 Jan 2008

In Tamara Jenkins' brutally frank and occasionally funny look at lives shaped by disappointment and fear, their love for each other binds them…

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By Leigh Singer (56) for Film4 (1,522) on 24 Jan 2008

A powerful, incisive, often very funny look at aging, ailing family dynamics, superbly acted by two of the best in the business…

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By Andrew Male (17) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 24 Jan 2008

A richly nuanced American comedy, with two acting talents working at their absolute peak…

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By Katherines. (6) on 24 Jan 2008

Awesome. Just great story telling. Also, don't be afraid to see it, it's not too sad…

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By Thomas Peyser (78) for Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) (78) on 23 Jan 2008

The latter half suffers from degenerative indie-itis, that epidemic syndrome whose main symptom is unwarranted interest in the ennui afflicting…

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By Billys. (177) on 22 Jan 2008

Painfully honest and heartbreakingly real, The Savages is not a comedy, nor is it a black comedy but a beautifully acted drama with an occasional…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 18 Jan 2008

The Tony-winning Bosco, one of the great stage actors of the last 50 years, does a lot with a little in his restricted role; he's haughty,…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 18 Jan 2008

The fact that Savages looks at an ordinary and often inevitable part of life shouldn't obscure the fact that this is a beautifully written…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 18 Jan 2008

bitter and heartbreaking, an unsentimental examination of human needfulness that allows for traces of grace amid the ashes…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 17 Jan 2008

A black comedy that frequently goes down like the most bitter coffee imaginable…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 17 Jan 2008

The moral is: Don't get sick and don't get old…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 15 Jan 2008

More often than not, it's a film that rings true and has much to offer…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 15 Jan 2008

Hoffman and Linney ably step into their complex, sporadically unlikable characters…

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By Beverly Berning (44) for culturevulture.net (793) on 15 Jan 2008

The Savages, writer/director Tamara Jenkins's second film, is easily the best comedy of the year…

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By Ianr. (7) on 13 Jan 2008

Two great actors, a fantastic script, tight narrative and no bullshit sentimentality: What's not to like…

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By Evans. (28) on 09 Jan 2008

The leads played their roles extremely well and even with the grit and misfortune among the characters (making for more than a few wince inducing…

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By Fredg (14) on 02 Jan 2008

This movie will mean more to people who have experienced the nursing home option with their own parent(s)…

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By Anna Smith (519) for BBC.com (1,500) on 01 Jan 2008

It's just a shame the script doesn't push the humour further; brief, amusing put-downs aren't quite enough to make this a bonafide comedy…

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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 01 Jan 2008

Jenkins is a provocateur to be sure, but she also has a heart, which is why her films don't come across as mean even when dealing comically…

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