Savages (2012)
Production Details :
In Theaters : July 6, 2012
MPAA Rating : R (for strong brutal and grisly violence, some graphic sexuality, nudity, drug use and lanuage throughout)
Genres : Thriller, Adaptation
Run Time : 2 hours 10 minutes
Distributors : Universal Pictures
Director: Oliver Stone
Writers: Shane Salerno (screenplay), Don Winslow (screenplay),Oliver Stone (screenplay) and Don Winslow (novel).
Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively...
Storyline :
Entrepreneurs Ben, a peaceful and charitable marijuana producer, and friend Chon, a former Navy SEAL, run a lucrative, homegrown industry - raising some of the best weed ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with Ophelia. 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 enforcer, Lado, underestimate the unbreakable bond of the three friends, Ben and Chon - with the reluctant 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.
User Reviews :
Now this is the kind of film you'd expect from Oliver Stone. Filled with copious amount of gritty, violent action, sex, drugs and Stone's trademark visual flair, "Savages" is his best work since 1994's "Natural Born Killers". It tells the tale of O, a young California girl who lives with her two boyfriends, in the small Laguna Beach kingdom they've created for themselves with a lucrative pot business. They're not all bad, they sell a lot of their product for medicinal purposes and build up villages in third-world countries. In fact, they're almost ready to get out of the business altogether. Until the queen of a powerful Mexican cartel forces their hand and kidnaps O. The two mostly peace-loving friends have to decide what's most important to them, and set off on a bloody path of revenge and destruction to rescue O. The film is alive with energy, and the camera captures the sets and locations with a cool sizzle. Most impressive are the characters that Stone and his actors have crafted, all of them unique and quirky and unpredictable. Benicio Del Toro is in near Oscar-worthy form as the leader of a "lawn-care" crew that does a little more than lawn cleanup, as he maniacally twists his mustache. He's great. And so is Travolta, Kitsch, Johnson, Hayek, and even Lively. The ending is both an exciting, wild twist of a surprise, and a Hollywood cop out. But hey, nobody's perfect.
In Theaters : July 6, 2012
MPAA Rating : R (for strong brutal and grisly violence, some graphic sexuality, nudity, drug use and lanuage throughout)
Genres : Thriller, Adaptation
Run Time : 2 hours 10 minutes
Distributors : Universal Pictures
Director: Oliver Stone
Writers: Shane Salerno (screenplay), Don Winslow (screenplay),Oliver Stone (screenplay) and Don Winslow (novel).
Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively...
Storyline :
Entrepreneurs Ben, a peaceful and charitable marijuana producer, and friend Chon, a former Navy SEAL, run a lucrative, homegrown industry - raising some of the best weed ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with Ophelia. 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 enforcer, Lado, underestimate the unbreakable bond of the three friends, Ben and Chon - with the reluctant 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.
User Reviews :
Now this is the kind of film you'd expect from Oliver Stone. Filled with copious amount of gritty, violent action, sex, drugs and Stone's trademark visual flair, "Savages" is his best work since 1994's "Natural Born Killers". It tells the tale of O, a young California girl who lives with her two boyfriends, in the small Laguna Beach kingdom they've created for themselves with a lucrative pot business. They're not all bad, they sell a lot of their product for medicinal purposes and build up villages in third-world countries. In fact, they're almost ready to get out of the business altogether. Until the queen of a powerful Mexican cartel forces their hand and kidnaps O. The two mostly peace-loving friends have to decide what's most important to them, and set off on a bloody path of revenge and destruction to rescue O. The film is alive with energy, and the camera captures the sets and locations with a cool sizzle. Most impressive are the characters that Stone and his actors have crafted, all of them unique and quirky and unpredictable. Benicio Del Toro is in near Oscar-worthy form as the leader of a "lawn-care" crew that does a little more than lawn cleanup, as he maniacally twists his mustache. He's great. And so is Travolta, Kitsch, Johnson, Hayek, and even Lively. The ending is both an exciting, wild twist of a surprise, and a Hollywood cop out. But hey, nobody's perfect.
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