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5. "Way too sedate."
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Like the whole film was made under a haze of percocet.

That was my major complaint, and it kept me from getting too interested or attached to any of the characters.

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You know that scene where PSH finally explodes in the parking lot? That was the one time the movie seemed to come alive. His outburst was insightful, genuine, and finally not a passive or restrained moment. Now, I'm not say the whole thing had to be yelling about death, because, really, in the midst of that you seldom talk so directly about "it", but a pulse would have been welcomed.

It was a nice looking, with serviceable leads (Linney's man was the only one that truly surprised / impressed me . . . I guess I'm just used to too much greatness from her and Phil), but I felt distanced throughout.

  

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The Savages: The Film Alexander Payne Wishes He Could Make [View all] , Frank Longo, Wed Jan-09-08 10:04 PM
 
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Bosco
Jan 09th 2008
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RE: The Savages: The Film Alexander Payne Wishes He Could Make
Jan 09th 2008
2
"I'm rooting for the dad to die" - My friend while watching this film
Jan 09th 2008
3
Then don't see Margot at the Wedding.
Jan 09th 2008
4
      Should have listened to you.
Mar 02nd 2008
16
           Come on now, at least The Savages is well-made.
Mar 02nd 2008
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I think I felt the pulse underneath that haze.
Jan 10th 2008
7
      RE: I think I felt the pulse underneath that haze.
Jan 11th 2008
9
           Maybe it's just the future theater professor in me.
Jan 11th 2008
10
A well-acted bummer
Jan 10th 2008
6
Uh... er... uh... well...
Jan 10th 2008
8
lol at this line
Jan 11th 2008
11
I didn't say that genre was exclusively Payne's.
Jan 11th 2008
12
      But didn't the ending remind you a little of Annie Hall?
Jan 11th 2008
14
           The message, sure. But the voice and style are totally different.
Jan 11th 2008
15
Speaking of Janey. What happened to her?
Jan 11th 2008
13
A certain someone turned her off and she won't come back
Mar 02nd 2008
18

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