Savages (2012)
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Torrent Details: DVD Rip, Dual Audio, English sub
Year: 2012
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Description:
Pot growers Ben and Chon meet with the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
Review:
This was not a good movie. It could have been a great movie, but it was taken down in two main ways. First, two of the three main characters are horrible. Blake Lively makes good eye candy, but it simply is not a good actress. It's not bad in small supporting roles (such as her part of the city), but it simply can not be an advantage. Unfortunately, the entire film revolves basically around her (and she says) so that its weaknesses are front and center. Each time a voice came over, I cringed. It really was not a good choice. Taylor Kitsch is not better. Again ... Good eye candy, bad acting. Tf very poor. He just has no soul, and give absolutely nothing for his character as well. He should be a no-brainer movie Fast & Furious starring Vin Diesel, not Oliver Stone drama. The second major fault of this film is even more serious, and it is the structure of the story. We are not given the opportunity to really understand why the three main characters (Chon, Ben and Ophelia) have such strong feelings for each other. They said they do, but gave no real reason to believe it. This is extremely important because the whole premise of the film is literally hanging on their relationship. If you are building a dramatic story about an unorthodox three-way relationship, you had better explain more than a quick scene exactly happened to this relationship, or Audiences tend to know why you shoul r to care about the characters. Especially when the actors portraying these characters are not that good to begin with. I know I keep wondering why these two guys a girl, how they have absolutely zero jealousy, why have not once thought about the double-cross each other, and what each of they attempt Tree T much of it - to the point of being willing to risk their lives and commit horrible atrocities to save her. Where is all the love and loyalty from? It has never been made clear enough, and the whole film suffers greatly for it.On a weak positive, did the veteran players a good job. Benicio Del Toro was great as a substitute John cartel psychotic Travolta chew scenery pieces, and Salma Hayek were totally believable in his role. Unfortunately, earned his power only to highlight the incompetence leading younger. It has been said that the best scene in the whole movie was between Del Toro and Travolta, with none of the three main players anywhere to be found, and alluded to the promise this film wasted. A lot of comments took issue with the violence portrayed in the movie, but I had a problem with it. You really can not make a film about non-violent Mexican drug cartels, so you do not feel that it was free. But unfortunately, it is not the film more credible from a perspective.Overall empty, I just do not think this was a very good movie. I do not think Stone felt completely comfortable with what he's doing here, trying to be Tarantino sometimes, but fails miserably. And besides, I think if this movie would have been in the hands of Tarantino or Robert Rodriguez probably would have come out much better, maybe even higher.
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