Rating of
2/4
Savages review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 06/27/13
It is unbelievable the director of JFK, Natural Born Killers and Platoon have directed this type of picture. Chon (Taylor Kitsch), a former Navy SEAL and Ben (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a Buddist, grow marijuana share Ophelia (Blake Lively). The picture also revolves around Mexican cartel Lado (Benicio del Toro), DEA agent Dennis (John Travolta) and cartel leader Elena (Salma Hayek). The leads Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson and Blake Lively were jut dull. Some scenes prolonged the pace and story. The only entertaining artist was Benecio Del Toro. Nice to see Salma Hayek in a more meaty role. The final shoot-out/twist and turn of events saved this from being mediocre. If only the fancy direction was left behind and focused on the plot and better casting. Savages bores from the first half then becomes interesting in the latter part. Not sure what is going on in the minds of both Steven Soderbergh and Stone. An average flick for such a talented veteran director and its genre.
