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"Savages" is great! This is how the story goes: Laguna Beach entrepreneurs Ben, a peaceful and charitable Buddhist, and his closest friend Chon, a former Navy SEAL and ex-mercenary, run a lucrative, homegrown industry--raising some of the best marijuana ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with the extraordinary beauty Ophelia (O). Life is idyllic in their Southern California town...until the Mexican Baja Cartel decides to move in and demands that the trio partners with them. When the merciless head of the BC, Elena, and her brutal enforcer, Lado, underestimate the unbreakable bond among these three friends, Ben and Chon--with the reluctant, slippery assistance of a dirty DEA agent--wage a seemingly unwinnable war against the cartel. And so begins a series of increasingly vicious ploys and maneuvers in a high stakes, savage battle of wills. The cast led by Taylor Kitsch (as Chon), Blake Lively (as O), Aaron Johnson (as Chon), John Travolta (as Dennis), Benicio Del Toro (as Lado) & Salma Hayek (as Elena) is great. The directing by Oliver Stone (who also co-wrote the screenplay) is great. The screenplay (based on Don Winslow's novel) by Winslow, Stone & Shane Salerno (who also executive produced) is great. The music by Adam Peters is great. The cinematography by Dan Mindel is great. The film editing by Joe Hutshing, Stuart Levy & Alex Marquez is great. The casting by Sarah Finn is great. The production design by Tomas Voth is great. The art direction by Lisa Vasconcellos is great. The set decoration by Nancy Nye is great. The costume design by Cindy Evans is great. The stunts coordinated by Keith Woulard is great. The visual effects supervised by Paul Graff is great. The special effects supervised by Mark R. Byers is great. The special make-up effects by Nick Marra is great. The set designs by Yvonne Garnier-Hackl & Thomas Machan, set dresses by John Bevan Jr., Sean D. Jackson, Thomas D. Krausz & Douglas McKay is great. This is a great film that is well-made and entertaining. It is also well-acted, too. This is a great return for Oliver Stone. This is also a great film adaptation of a book to the big screen.Read full review
Great movie with great characters!! Plenty of story and plenty of action!
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Awsome story & characters, Really Cooll movie!
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Interesting work from Oliver Stone.
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