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2007, USA, 113 min.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Siblings Jon and Wendy Savage (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney) are tasked with finding an assisted living residence for their aging, dementia-riddled father (Philip Bosco). What would be a difficult task for two functional people is arduous for Wendy and Jon. Not only do the pair have strained relationships with their father, the younger Savages are flaming narcissists who barely have control of their own lives. Writer-director Tamara Jenkins\u2019 comedy-drama is difficult to watch, yet the film is riveting because it deals with the responsibilities and emotional agony of the caregiving process with unflinching candor. Love\u2014especially if you can\u2019t define the word\u2014doesn\u2019t conquer all. Hoffman and Linney, who received an Academy Award nomination for her work here, are outstanding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Siblings Jon and Wendy Savage (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney) are tasked with finding an assisted living residence for their aging, dementia-riddled father (Philip Bosco).<\/p>\n

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