Saw this at the pre-release screening in NYC. Why do people think that only stoners, misfits and screw-ups show "humanity?" Todd the janitor was not really kind to the old people; the care-takers who follow the rules and show up every day deserve the real credit in "assisted living." The director answered questions after the screening and his heart is in the right place but he is perhaps overly influenced by "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and others in the genre. He did get some good performances from his real-life residents and captured the way these facilities are run. Particularly good was the administrator who needs a bottle of bourbon--the film was shot in Kentucky--to get through the day.
Review of Assisted Living
