While the central trio received mixed reviews, critics widely praised the veteran supporting cast for chewing the scenery. Savages: Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter
A peaceful, Harvard-educated botanist and business major. SavagesMovie | 2012
The 2012 crime thriller Savages marked director Oliver Stone 's return to the hyper-violent, visually aggressive style of his 1990s films like Natural Born Killers . Adapted from the best-selling novel by Don Winslow, the film explores the dark collision between California's laid-back cannabis culture and the brutal reality of Mexican drug cartels. 🎬 Plot Overview While the central trio received mixed reviews, critics
A former Navy SEAL grappling with combat trauma who provides the muscle. Adapted from the best-selling novel by Don Winslow,
The story centers on Ben and Chon, two best friends living in Laguna Beach who run a highly lucrative independent marijuana business.
The two men peacefully share a polyamorous relationship with Ophelia, known as "O" (Blake Lively). Their idyllic, sun-drenched life shatters when the Mexican Baja Cartel demands a partnership. When the boys refuse, the cartel's ruthless leader Elena (Salma Hayek) orders her vicious enforcer Lado (Benicio del Toro) to kidnap O. Ben and Chon are forced to wage a brutal, high-stakes war to get her back. 🌟 Cast and Characters