Savages (2012)
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Cast
as Chon
as Ben
as O
as Elena
as Lado
as Dennis
as Spin
as Chad
as Volleyball Girl
as Grow House Girl
as Marijuana Distributor
as Alex
as Badass Biker
as Esteban
as Chad's Girlfriend
as El Azul
as Valet
as Jaime
as Doc
as Sam
as Billy
as Waiter
as Sophia/Cartel Girl
as Hayes/O's Security
as Craig
as Claire
as Motorcycle Cop
as Magda
as Mall Shopper
as Cartel Technician
as Eric/Marijuana Grower
as Strip Mall Cartel
as Cartel Guy
as Myrna
as DEA Agent
as Passenger
as Cartel Member
as Hernando
as Elena's Maid
as TV News Reporter
as Matt/Magda's Boyfriend
as Gloria/Mexican Girlfriend
as Beach Girl
as Beach Girl
as Sarah/Dennis' Daughter #1
as Hannah/Dennis' Daughter #2
as Cartel Sniper
as Indian Castaneda
as Tribal Cop
as DEA Agent
as DEA Agent
as Dolores
as Dennis' Wife
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Critic Reviews for Savages
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The film would have been so much more interesting if the two men had been identical twins played by the same actor-like Jeremy Irons in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers.
It all smacks of trying too hard to mask the absence of strong material.
Stone devotes considerable ingenuity to making atrocity appear as a terrifying kind of home movie, but "Savages" is no more than a summertime debauch.
These are neither good people nor interesting savages, and they're not worth caring about. Neither is the movie.
Savages points to a problem with gifted directors, which Stone is, like him or not: They can make a movie that aggravates, infuriates, falters even, but they can really make a movie.
Savages isn't about anything except flashily directed mayhem. In this nest of vipers, it's the slitheriest varieties that survive -- at least for a time.
Audience Reviews for Savages
Rather long, and rather involved...but I liked it. Definitely plenty of blood, sex, violence, and brutality. This IS an Oliver Stone movie, and his movies are not known for totally adhering to reality. This one included. Yes, some of the characters were somewhat over the top and exaggerated, but that's what Oliver Stone does. I am NOT a huge fan of his, but I think that he did a really good job on this one...
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Salma Hayek is given a role that suits her (age-wise & acting-wise), but the lead actress was terrible. The two lead actors were about okay. The ending was nonsensical, although like many did, I didn't find the rest of the movie that incredible. A mediocre presentation by O.
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Savages was a great thriller. I loved most of it. The actors are in a wide variety. I enjoyed that. There are some performances that were so, so and others that really stood out. The two male leads are drool worthy, but besides that, they did an awesome job in the movie. I love Taylor Kitsch and have bee a fan of his since his Friday Night Lights days. The ones who bothered me the most was Travolta and Hayek. I thought they both were over dramatic and cartoonish in their performance. Especially Travolta. Blake Lively is another one who bothered me. I have yet to see her in a role where she doesn't come off bored and uninterested. It's like she's just a pretty girl they put in the film to look at. She is forgetful and a boring actress who never brings any worth to the films she miraculously gets roles in. But besides those flaws, the film was actually pretty good. I thought it could have been tied up better at the end, but still a good film worth seeing.
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Savages Quotes
| O: | It started here in paradise, Laguna Beach, where they say God parked himself on the seventh day, but they towed him on the eighth. |
| Chon: | These people don't make deals; they're fucking Savages. |
| Chon: | I've seen worse and I'd do worse to them. |
| Elena: | if u wanna control somebody take what they love |
| Elena: | If u wanna control somebody take what they love. |
| Elena: | If you wanna control somebody, take what they love. |
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