Savages

This is more than an ode to Savages, which except for the penultimate and final scenes was one of the best movies of the year. It is an ode to Philip Seymour Hoffman, who in the last month or two has given three riveting performances, playing three completely different characters.
He has moved into a class by himself. and is so good that he throws lesser performances off--as he did in Charlie Wilson's War. I can't think of any actor so able to inhabit a part. And frankly, he cannot count on a pretty face to help him. Maybe that's the point, too. I would like to see him receive both the best and best supporting Oscars this year. Also wonderful was Laura Linney and Philip Bosco. What a terrific movie. A- and only because of the tacked on upbeat ending. P.S. Thanks to the ten people who offered me aid on the query letter. You rock!