"Savages" is a suspense/thriller from Oliver Stone (director). The film centers on two pot growers/dealers Ben (Aaron Johnson) and Chon (Taylor Kitsch) who share a girlfriend named O (Blake Lively). The three live a fantasy California life in a beach house together with no jealousy between them until a Mexican drug cartel headed by Elena (Selma Hayek) tries to muscle the guys into a partnership. Despite seeing evidence of the violence the cartel's muscle guy, Lado (Benicio del Toro), is capable of, Ben and Chon refuse the deal then pretend to reconsider while planning to leave the country with O. Lado kidnaps O and her guys decide to do what it takes to get her back even if that means they must sink to the level of savages.
I wanted to like this movie but it just came across as really average for me. The scenery and cinematography were good. The plot started pretty good, though there's really not enough depth on how/why the three main characters formed this non-jealous and all-love relationship that's strong enough that the two guys will resort to high levels of violence to rescue her. The plot really falls apart at the end - just not really satisfying. I did really like Hayek and del Toro and thought their work was very good as the bad guys. John Travolta is decent in his supporting role as a dirty DEA agent playing all the angles. I wasn't overwhelmed with Lively or Kitsch. Look for a very small role by Emile Hirsch (too small in my opinion). A lot of violence in this movie.
Solid C- for me because it's just average and lacks in depth and a good ending
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