The Savages Review

Messages: A woman conducts a long-standing affair with a married man; a father rubs feces on a bathroom wall; adult siblings hesitate when faced with helping their estranged father -- who was emotionally abusive when they were children. Characters also lie and behave in other iffy ways (taking someone else's prescription medication, for example). But for the most part, everyone behaves as decently as they're able, especially Jon and Wendy, who take on the challenge of caring for their father despite the fact that he was no prince when they were growing up.

Violence: No real violence, but some shouting among family members and some scenes depicting neglect of children.

Sex: A married man sleeps with a woman who's not his wife a few times; they're shown on a bed ostensibly naked under covers, and the woman takes off her top and sits around with just her bra and pants on while talking. A few references to "hard-ons" and the genital area and other frank sex talk.

Language: Plenty of strong language, including "s--t," "f--k," "damn," and more.

Consumerism: Signage for the nursing homes, as well as snippets from an ad. Bertolt Brecht's name is bandied about, as are foundations like the Guggenheim.

Drinking, drugs and smoking: Adults smoke cigarettes and take prescription pills owned by a deceased person (one of the lead characters filches them).