This decade not only has some of the best sitcoms of the time period, but some of these sitcoms go down in history as the best TV shows of all time, launching the careers of some of their stars in the process. RELATED: 10 Sitcom Relationships From The '90s That Would Never Fly Today This was a popular idea in sitcoms starting in the '70s, and it just got better and better as time went on. Many of them involved friendships and how people interact with one another in daily life. Hugh Dancy whirls in like a caricature as the dandy who seduces Tony and beds his mother, solidifying the sexual link between the two.Like the decades that came before it, the '90s was another great era for sitcoms. Most likely this was also the fault of the script. His almost handsome, awkward on-screen appearance works to his advantage, but there’s something lacking in his performance that prevented me from making any sort of connection. Eddie Redmayne ( ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE) is a curious choice for Tony. Stephen Dillane (FUGITIVE PIECES THE HOURS) is also terrific as Brooks, Barbara’s long-suffering, in-over-his-head husband. This lack of depth leaves the characters unfinished and therefore not deserving of my concern or empathy and with a emotionally-charged story such as this one, that empathy is vital. In the post-film Q&A with Kalin, I learned a lot about Barbara’s motives and troubled life things I should have learned in the film itself. Aronson, leaves out a lot of important character development. Howard Rodman’s screenplay, based on a book by Natalie Robins and Steven M. “While Moore acquits herself marvelously, the film suffers from that weak script. It’s a complex story that suffers from a script that can’t possibly contain all the nuances and complexities of reality. The film builds to its inevitable climax… a lengthy, uncomfortable scene in Barbara and Tony’s apartment… that ends in tragedy. Tony, who unleashes his barely hidden homosexuality once his girlfriend is out of the picture, longs for a connection with his father, and simultaneously blames his mother’s frightening mood swings on his departure. Barbara is manipulative with bother her husband, who eventually runs away with Tony’s first girlfriend, and her son. As Tony matures, the relationship between mother and son begins to grow more complicated and unsettling. Barbara quickly took the social world by storm, and the birth of their son Tony certainly did nothing to hold her back. Wealthy Brooks Baekeland was the heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune, and Barbara Daly, the beautiful and charismatic social climber who married him. “SAVAGE GRACE recounts the true story of the Baekeland family. Moore’s hit a couple of missteps in recent years, and a strong lead is definitely what she needs. I was eager to see SAVAGE GRACE not only because I had enjoyed SWOON, but because the buzz surrounding Julianne Moore’s lead performance was very positive. Sixteen years later, Kalin finally has another film about to open in theatres, and the fact that both films share the based on a true story subject matter - dysfunctional, co-dependent relationship that ends in murder – is merely a coincidence according to the filmmaker. Michael says: “Director Tom Kalin’s last feature film was SWOON, released in 1992. Starring: Eddie Redmayne | Julianne Moore | Stephen Dillane