Another MAD movie this time from the sometimes psychedelic world of Oliver Stone who brought you Natural Born Killers Platoon Wall street films JFK just to name a few. From the book by Don Winslow Oliver stone brings you SAVAGES his new crime thriller about three entrepreneurs’ who run a lucrative homegrown industry producing the best product ever sold in there beach community in southern California. Ex Seal and natural born killer (if you will pardon the punt) Chon Taylor Kitch (Battleship) and Ben a marijuana business specialist both share there undying love for Ophelia Blake Lively (Green Lantern) who has never looked better I might add is picked up by a very nasty Mexican Baja Cartel that is applying pressure to get the team to join them in business an offer shall we say they can not refuse. Great cast assembled here also starring in very intimidating ruthless performances Benicio Deltoro (Traffic, Sin City) as lado the enforcer and Selma Hayek (Desperado) as Elena head of the cartel. After a two year hiatus John Travolta (From Paris With Love, Pulp Fiction) is back playing a dirty DEA agent with his own agenda. As usual John Travolta brings his own manner of cool suave presence to the film. I feel today’s younger audience is going to identify with love aspects to this storey line as well as the older generation will enjoy the kick ass mayhem as well that Oliver Stone knows how to bring and the actors all play there roles very convincingly in this new stylish crime thriller what the storey line is lacking the charecters make it worth watching. A five star MAD movie.
completed Nov 18th
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