There is not a whole lot of "story" here - just a very true-to-life study of very human, very flawed people dealing with a family crisis, i.e. the debilitation of their father. Wendy and John Savage are siblings who have been none too close over the years and who were largely abandoned by their cruel father, who left them to shack up with another woman on the opposite coast. When they receive word that dad's housemate has died and dad is entering into dementia, they must face how they are going to deal with the situation, and with their very conflicted feelings toward him and each other. Again, "plot" is not the point here; we have instead a very richly textured portrait of human interrelationship, of striving and failing, of bitterness and underlying familial devotion. The movie completely held my interest through a combination of an excellent script and fine acting by all involved. It sounds like a downer (hey, not every movie can be Mary Poppins) but in the end it is uplifting, as Wendy and John discover new strengths in themselves through the experience.
Review of The Savages
