The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Savages
Drama · Comedy · 2007
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Movie details
The Savages
“There's a moment in everyone's life when childhood ends and adulthood begins. For Jon and Wendy Savage, that moment is now.”
2007 Drama · Comedy 1h 54m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Savages?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Tamara Jenkins
Written by
Tamara Jenkins
Laura Linney
Wendy Savage
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jon Savage
Philip Bosco
Lenny Savage
Peter Friedman
Larry
David Zayas
Eduardo
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Jimmy
Cara Seymour
Kasia
Court is in session
Put The Savages on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.