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  • Savage Grace
  • Opened May 28, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 37 min.
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. Read More
  • Insecurity and conflict over their son's sexuality eventually lead to tragedy in a portrait of Bakelite heirs Brooks and Barbara Daly Baekeland (Stephen Dillane, Julianne Moore).
  • Cast: Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Dancy, Elena Anaya
  • Director: Tom Kalin
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

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  • Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne in "Savage Grace."
  • Stephen Dillane in "Savage Grace."
  • Eddie Redmayne and Unax Ugalde in "Savage Grace."
  • Julianne Moore in "Savage Grace."
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  • Must Go!

    Savage Grace

    by mlcompton

    Director Tom Kalin has only made one other full-length feature in 1992. That was the amazing ?Swoon?, a true story about Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr., gay lovers who kidnapped and murdered a child in the 1920s just to see what it would be like. Now, sixteen years later, he has returned with the equally amazing ?Savage Grace?, also based on true events, dramatizing the story of the shocking murder of socialite Barbara Daly Baekeland by her own son in 1972.

    This beautifully filmed and acted movie is not easy to watch. The story, which features a mother-son relationship that is very disturbing and ultimately very sad, doesn?t shy away from its subject matter. Some people have criticized this film for its unemotional look at some very non-sympathetic characters, but I found it more disturbing and factual in doing so. These people were what they were and trying to make them sympathetic would have disguised the horror of the situation.

    Acting in this movie couldn?t have been e

  • So-so

    Moore's shadow

    by Little Mr Sunshine

    All of the actors fell into Moore's shadow and couldn't stand up to her level of performance. The story was interesting, however it felt underdeveloped and I found myself wanting to know more. I wish it would sa=tay with places, events and people just a little bit longer to give a fuller view of what was going on. The story itself is really very interesting though. Go for the story, stay for Moore's performance

  • Go

    Outstanding Performance by Julianne Moore

    by pomspringz

    This is a very disturbing film with many good qualities. The viewer is taken on a posh tour of enclaves for the wealthy in New York, London, Paris and Mallorca from the late 1940s through the film's end in 1972. It is captivating to watch. Julianne Moore portrays a real-life character who becomes more hateful as the movie progresses. Even though she is beautiful and dressed in French haute couture, her performance resembles Charlize Theron's Oscar-winning role in Monster. It's like watching the wreck of a sleak silver streamliner. The film is definitely Oscar-worthy for the performances and treatment of its subject matter, but it is also so over-the-top I can't believe the Academy will touch it. Definitely not for the squeamish, this movie will keep you enthralled and will remain with you for a long time but not in a good way.

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So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Money, madness, incest and murder! Just the recipe for a twisted mesmerizer of...

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    U.S. viewers may be put off by its tangled sexual motifs and find its implied...

  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    The director, Tom Kalin, stages acid duels, but he should have provided more...

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Living these lives, for these people, must have been sad and tedious, and so,...

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