Review of "Savages," DVD version

 Review of

Savages, DVD version

Four out of five stars

Savages is the proper term for drug lords

 California marijuana entrepreneurs Ben and Chon live a unique lifestyle. They grow some of the best marijuana in the world and are in a permanent threesome with a woman named O. They share her equally and their business is doing very well. They also know some of the best computer hackers in the world that assist them in managing their revenue. Chon is also a veteran of the US military, and he has some best friends that are ex special forces with deadly sniper skills.

 Their idyllic world is shattered when Elena, the drug lord of Baja decides to take over their business. Despite all of the attempts of Ben and Chon to work out a deal, and even flee the country, Elena makes the decision to kidnap O in an attempt to force them to do her bidding.

 However, even though at first it appears that Elena has the upper hand, Ben and Cho fight back, matching violence with violence. It is a close run thing, and there is more than one ending, one happy and one very deadly.

 The performances are very good, the complete viciousness of the soldiers of the drug cartel is demonstrated, although some of the images are disturbing. While Chon has experience in the extreme violence of the world, Ben is forced to alter his being into that of a heartless creature. All of it is based on their desire to rescue O, leading to the climactic scene of a faceoff. Violence is the life of the people high in the drug trade and Stone captures their approach to life and their peculiar business.

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