Assisted Living (2005)
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as Todd
as Mrs. Pearlman
as Mrs. Pearlman
as Nancy Jo
as Nanci Jo
as Malerie Skelley
as Mallory
as Hance Purcell
as Kathy Hogan
as Jose
Critic Reviews for Assisted Living
All Critics (45) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (11) | DVD (3)
[A] charming and original little comedy.
The whimsy Greenebaum wants to construct can't match the terminal sadness that naturally takes over the film.
Assisted Living is a remarkably moving look at the prisons in our midst that most of us manage to ignore until we need them.
Authentically unconventional -- opening in the form of an almost convincing mock documentary -- but it gradually evolves into something more deeply affecting.
It's a sensitive portrayal of a jolly, caring environment that unwittingly converts its charges into helpless infants.
Works more than it doesn't, though it's easy to conclude that the film exploits some of the elderly in the movie.
Audience Reviews for Assisted Living
My first job ever was as an aide in a nursing home. My mother-in-law also had Alzheimer's disease so I really wanted to like this movie. I ended up walking away with mixed emotions. The movie was shot documentary style using real assisted living residents in the background. It focuses on a relationship between Todd, a dope smoking janitor and resident Mrs. Pearlman, who is developing Alzheimer's disease. The movie was cute on occasion, such as Todd talking on the phone to the residents and pretending to be God. There were more moments that were disturbing, such as his terribly unprofessional behavior. I almost cried when he let the therapy dog loose. He also seemed to have a lot more free time than I ever did. If I wanted to spent time with a patient, I usually had to stay over and do it on my own time! The ending was touching as Todd and patient bonded but the movie still left me unsettled.
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