Savages

Year: 2007

Grade: C+

Country: USA

Director: Jenkins

Review

not sure what it was about this film, but it left me unhappy though not in the sense that i was impacted greatly by its emotional strength. it’s a dark comedy about two siblings (hoffman and linney) who have to make arrangements for the care of their father after his girlfriend dies. the bond between children and father isn’t exactly strong so their desire to take care of him derives mostly from guilt, rather than love. the whole cast did a very good job, but the direction didn’t seem to strike the right balance between comedy and drama. there were funny and dramatic elements that were effective, yet the film didn’t resonate with me in either direction. it was basically a todd solondz film with less humor and sex stuff, directed by someone without his touch.

Watched in theater