Review of Savages (2012) by Dustin Putman for TheFilmFile.com — 04 Jul 2012

Empty mayhem in between plenty of down time.

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This review of Savages (2012) was written by Dustin Putman and published by TheFilmFile.com on 04 Jul 2012.

Savages has generally received mixed reviews.

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Was much better than I expected. Was so good, in fact, I wouldn't have thought it was an Oliver Stone film…

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