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About this movie

Genres:
Crime, Drama
Language:
English
Running time:
2:10:57
Partner rating:
R
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Taylor Kitsch Chon
  2. Blake Lively O
  3. Aaron Johnson Ben
  4. John Travolta Dennis
  5. Benicio Del Toro Lado
  6. Salma Hayek Elena
  7. Demián Bichir Alex
  8. Emile Hirsch Spin
  9. Shea Whigham Chad
  10. Stephen Dunham

Directors

  1. Oliver Stone

Producers

  1. Moritz Borman
  2. Eric Kopeloff

Writers

  1. Oliver Stone
  2. Shane Salerno
  3. Don Winslow

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Savages

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Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone adapts author Don Winslow's best-selling novel into this all-star ensemble crime drama about a pair of peaceful, Laguna Beach marijuana dealers who are targeted for extortion by the ruthless Mexican Baja cartel. Ben (Aaron Johnson) is a devout Buddhist and dedicated philanthropist, and his best friend Chon (Taylor Kitsch) is a former mercenary who trained as a Navy SEAL. They may not seem like major drug dea... Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone adapts author Don Winslow's best-selling novel into this all-star ensemble crime drama about a pair of peaceful, Laguna Beach marijuana dealers who are targeted for extortion by the ruthless Mexican Baja cartel. Ben (Aaron Johnson) is a devout Buddhist and dedicated philanthropist, and his best friend Chon (Taylor Kitsch) is a former mercenary who trained as a Navy SEAL. They may not seem like major drug dealers, but together they make a comfortable living selling top-quality marijuana. And they share more than just a profitable business; their mutual girlfriend O (Blake Lively) is more than enough woman for the two ambitious young entrepreneurs to handle. But just as Ben and Chun are feeling like they're on top of the world, their blissful life of lawless hedonism threatens to yield dire repercussions. The Mexican Baja cartel wants a piece of the action, and their cruel leader Elena (Salma Hayek) has dispatched her top hatchet man Lado (Benicio Del Toro) to ensure that she gets it. When the cartel kidnaps Ophelia and threatens to kill her unless Ben and Chun comply, the desperate pot dealers enlist the aid of a shady DEA agent (John Travolta) to try and avert a tragedy. Emile Hirsch and Uma Thurman also star.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

50%Tomatometer score: 50% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Jim Schembri, 3AW A good piece of gritty, grown-up entertainment. One question, though - has Oliver Stone lost his movie mojo? Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Colin Fraser, FILMINK (Australia) It's a dirty and messy firecracker of a film, but one that's directed with thrill and skill. Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Philippa Hawker, The Age (Australia) The messy insouciance wears a little thin, and by the time we get to the absurdity of the extended ending, enough is definitely enough. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia) I think it's really interesting that Oliver Stone has gone back to this visceral, mischievous, hard-hitting filmmaking. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    David Stratton, At the Movies (Australia) The three leads are a bit on the bland side but perhaps that's the way California potheads are. Del Toro and Travolta are terrific in their more interesting roles. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    Shane Danielsen, sbs.com.au Stone does his best with the material-aided by no less than three credited editors-but can't compensate for the void at the film's centre. An absence less of morality, than of simple chemistry. Full review External link

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