85
Metascore
37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe Savages is terrific -- a movie of uncommon appreciation for the nature and nurture that go into making us who we are, a perfectly calibrated drama both compassionate and unsentimental.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttIt is more sad-funny than funny-funny, but Jenkins has enough empathy and wit to realize that even the sad parts are, somehow, funny.
- 90VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyJenkins brings a rigor, intelligence and eye for the slightly absurd to the proceedings that is instantly disarming.
- 90New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe Savages is a delightful movie--the perfect companion piece (and antidote) to the year’s other superb convalescent-dementia picture, "Away From Her."
- 90NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenIt sounds grimmer than it plays, thanks to Jenkins's sardonic, deadpan humor and the superb cast, who invest these damaged characters with rich, flawed, hilarious humanity. This bittersweet X-ray of American family dynamics may not be a Hallmark-card notion of a holiday movie, but it's one any son or daughter can take to heart.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversWith the help of acting giants, Jenkins turns The Savages into a twisted, bittersweet pleasure.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatThe interaction between Hoffman and Linney makes following their characters from their winter of hard experience to a spring of renewed hope well worth the while.
- 80The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyVital, honest, and engaging.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe movie is dotted with moments of grace and whacked-out humor that got me on board for this damaged duo's liberation.
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe Savages is funny in the if-you-didn't-laugh-you'd-cry way and superbly acted by all involved, including the supporting cast of home-care attendants, nurses, hospital administrators, intake personnel and nursing-home staff.