Savage Grace

This adaptation of the book of the same name by Natalie Robins and Steven M.L. Aronson is repulsively tantalizing and terrifically acted (both leads would win Oscars for their respective leading roles in 2015) and the distaste of the incestuous relationship between American socialite Barbara Daly Baekeland and her son, Antony, lingers like tobacco smoke in a sickroom left vacant.

Julianne Moore was incredible as always. I don't like Eddie Redmayne. Its not like he is a bad actor. Its just his face. He is a very odd looking boy. He is always playing fruity guys . The movie was warped but watchable. I liked the way Julianne never seem to age even when the time frame moved forward in years. I read the story is fabricated to a degree but it still makes it more interesting that is it true. Not to bad. Mother/Son sex scene was a little uncomfortable to watch

you're tired of everything.. Savage Grace When there is an unusual plot or indigestible track like this, it becomes very essential for the feature to be character driven to justify the nature of it which fails on all levels in here. Not only is Tom Kalin, a weak link in this project but also the writer Howard A. Rodman whose adaptation is too thin to possess any logical reasoning. Whilst on the other side, performance is what factors and favors in as Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne both are in their A game. Savage Grace fails to deliver in any level due to lack of proper and experienced supervising of the makers and also for it never had enough material in the first place.

It was good. I liked it.

THIS IS A REBOOT OF A REVIEW I WROTE BACK IN 2007 I had heard good things about this little movie from several friends what with its gay undertones and the fact that it stars Julianne Moore, so when I saw it pop up on Movie Central I was excited to see it. Unfortunately that excitement was quickly washed away by a film that is heavy handed, self indulgent and only adequately acted. Based on truth, it's the story of the murder of socialite Barbara Daly Baekeland. I was unfamiliar with this bit of history which apparently caused quite a stir in the early 1970's and to be honest, this production didn't make me feel much more enlightened. There's a strong performance from Julianne Moore, who is always great, but she's been much better in other films with homoerotic under themes such as "Far from Heaven", which is one of my favs. Unfortunately, she's surrounded by actors who really can't stand up to her screen presence and she easily out paces the other thesps such as young Eddie Redmayne who plays the gay, psychotic son, Anthony. The movie unfolds a bit like a Greek tragedy, what with it's themes of incest, betrayal, homosexuality and murder. But for me it was like eating a Greek salad without the feta cheese and olives...it looks good but it doesn't have any flavor.

True to the real story of Tony Baekeland's relationship with his mother and himself. Having studied Bakelike and the inventor's life, I felt this was abrilliant portrayal of the psychological and emotional lives of these integral players. The story is so sordid that one thinks it is too fake to be real. However, any Bakelite student knows these actions to be true. Dialogue may have been altered as in all biopics; albeit, I enjoyed this film to have the GUTS to be itself.

Savage Disappointment.

Sadly ignored on its initial release, a flawed but always intriguing little film.

At first I was a little weirded out by the subject matter but at the end in the epilogue they start talking about the real people so knowing that this was bases off a real story makes it just slightly less uncomfortable. Julianne Moore is amazing as always as is Eddie Redmayne. It has an interesting story to it and will keep you hooked until the end. It has this weird Norman/Norma Bates relationship with Julianne and Eddie but they have great chemistry and make it work.

Handsome & creepy film, Repellent & Alluring in equal measures. Twisted and sick but you won't move your eyes from the screen.