Mitchell Beaupre Paste Magazine Nov 30, 2022 8/10

Scabrously funny at times, but even the humor comes from its reckoning with the ugliness of life.

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Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site Mar 5, 2021

The Savages underscores in a humane manner how disposable the elderly are in America and how burdened and neglected their caregivers.

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Nando Salvá Cinemanía (Spain) Nov 5, 2020 4/5

[Director and screenwriter Tamara Jenkins'] great dramatic achievement is in the continuous and subtle changes of tone. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jonah Koslofsky The Spool Oct 28, 2020

Hoffman humanizes a character who probably needs more years of therapy than he has years left.

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Yasser Medina Cinefilia Jul 23, 2020 7/10

I laugh, I'm saddened and I also reflect with the protagonists who are wonderfully play by Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman. [Full review in Spanish]

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Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Oct 29, 2019 B

A brutally honest look at a dysfunctional family that features outstanding performances from Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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Ellie Lucas The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) Jun 6, 2019 3.5/4

An extremely rewarding film, a dark comedy that balances its acerbic wit with something much more profound and ultimately exhilarating - life in all of its beautiful, painful glory.

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Tara Thorne The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Jul 12, 2016

What it lacks in hard aesthetics, The Savages makes up for in exquisite human moments.

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Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Nov 17, 2011 4/5

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Kelly Vance East Bay Express Apr 28, 2011

We could say that The Savages is a social-problem drama about senile dementia and nursing homes, but that's a little like saying The 400 Blows is about school truancy.

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Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Aug 27, 2009

One rummages vainly through tics in search of genuine emotion

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Brian Marder Hollywood.com Oct 1, 2008 4/5

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Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Sep 30, 2008 2.5/4

Exploring ground laid out many times before, The Savages is at times frustrating and at times emotional film that could have used a re-write.

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Christopher Orr The New Republic Sep 22, 2008

Linney and Hoffman are both terrific, and Jenkins's script is pointed and perceptive, but the film's arc is a little flat.

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Heather Huntington ReelzChannel.com Sep 8, 2008 7/10

Jenkins fans looking for the irreverent humor of Slums need not apply.

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Jeff Bayer The Scorecard Review Sep 4, 2008 5/10

Having the talent of Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman isn't enough.

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Austin Kennedy Sin Magazine Aug 22, 2008 3/4

It could have been shortened a bit, I didn't think the material was enough for almost two hours, but if you enjoy dramedy's like SIDEWAYS, give it a try.

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Jonathan Kiefer Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 3/5

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Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Jul 18, 2008

Tamara Jenkins's film tackles the difficult subject of facing up to an ageing parent's mental and physical demise with overt sensitivity but no punches are spared.

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Margaret Pomeranz At the Movies (Australia) Jul 18, 2008 4/5

This film is immensely rewarding and in its own way exceptionally beautiful.

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