Review of Savages (2012) by James M — 01 Sep 2013
Perhaps thinking this movie was going to be like Steven Soderbergh's drug thriller Traffic was too high expectation, this is more like Twilight with drug dealers, but is by no means a disappointing watch.
Taylor Kitsch & Aaron Johnson play tanned surfer boys and independent drug dealers in California's gold coast who tag team with blonde beauty Blake Lively.
To be honest, the whole love triangle theme bored me, but the film is lifted when a Mexican drug cartel headed by Salma Hayek & Benicio del Toro want in on the action, abducting the boys love interest until they agree a partnership on their business.
The main problems with this movie is that I really didn't side with the protagonists. They're portrayed as "nice drug dealers" but for me, that simply isn't enough. Hayek is brilliant as Godmother to the Mexican cartel and Del Toro steals every scene he's in as a real bastado.
This movie also features John Travolta's best performance for a VERY long time as a corrupt DA.
This review of Savages (2012) was written by James M on 01 Sep 2013.
Savages has generally received mixed reviews.
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