Entertainment | Philip Seymour Hoffman The Savages: Savagely Good Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney earning high marks By Sam Gale Rosen Posted Nov 28, 2007 4:30 PM CST Copied Laura Linney, left, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman arrive for the New York premiere of "The Savages," Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams) (Associated Press) The Savages—a tale of middle-aged siblings forced to put their lives on hold to take care of their elderly father—is earning nearly unanimous praise for its deft mix of dark humor and brutal honesty. "There isn’t a single moment of emotional guff or sentimentality in The Savages," writes Manohla Dargis in the New York TImes. "The Savages is bruisingly funny in the damnedest places, the way life is," writes Lisa Schwarzbaum in Entertainment Weekly. "Yes, it's okay to laugh." Co-stars Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman earn lavish praise, as does director Tamara Jenkins. "With the help of acting giants, Jenkins turns The Savages into a twisted, bittersweet pleasure," writes Peter Travers in Rolling Stone. Read These Next Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. President Trump celebrates a 'giant' Supreme Court win. University of Virginia leader reportedly resigns over DEI policies. Report an error