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Taylor Kitsch is probably one of the most underrated actors of the past year, most in part from having starred in duds like 'Battleship' and 'John Carter', but in my opinion he is an accomplished and brilliant actor who needs a little luck, In SAVAGES he proves again why he should be up there with the A list Hollywood stars.

Savages: lemme see, where do I begin? I could start by saying that amazing though the cast is, the plot needed a little more work especially as I thought that the ending was a big let-down from all the build-up prior to.

Ben(Aaron Taylor –Johnson) and Chon (Taylor Kitsch) are two pot dealers, friends since kindergarten who share two loves, a craving for the herb and an adoration for 'O' (Blake Lively) a feisty, gorgeous blonde who's in love with both of them (they don't mind) when a Mexican Cartel moves into their territory and demands an alliance both men are forced to reconsider their future and prioritize their goals, but all those plans get thrown out of the window the minute O gets kidnapped.

The duo will do anything to get her back and Ben a world roving philanthropist is forced to sink to depths of violence and savagery he'd never thought existed while Chon an ex marine is only too willing to go on a crusade of blood filled vengeance.

My award for best performance will however go to Elena (Salam Hayek) and Lado (Benicio del Toro) as the Brutal and psychopathic cartel boss and her blood thirsty hatchet man. Incredible performances from these two.

Watch Savages it's not half bad.

This is the kind of movie that starts out just like any other war story complete with macho Rambo stunts and all, and then all of a sudden it hits you.

This was never meant to be a movie about throwing grenades and punches, although the gun play is entertaining, its the decisions and sacrifices that this motley group of six special forces commandos make that gets you.

One misgiving is that the director chose to tell the passage of time with on screen text other than weaving it into the script somehow.

The scenery is awesome.

VERDICT: NOT TO BE MISSED.

This movie is far better than the previous sniper instalments at least the ones I remember seeing, first of all I'd like to commend the screen writers for the choice of setting, the savannah bathed in the African sun provided a unique and enchanting backdrop for good action shots.

I found fascinating the way the producers made use of visual effects to create the blood splatter and the plot development was not too bad, the movie starts of in the future- with a court martial thus leading us back to the events that led Sgt Brandon Beckett to go AWOL in search of the sniper that wiped out his entire unit.

While I find that the story line keeps you interested in finding out how Beckett intends to find the sniper it doesn't give you a punchy ending, I feel the endgame was rushed through and the villain (masiello) disposed of in a manner that defied the reputation that the writers had so painstakingly built to create.

Beckett received the unsolicited help of Miller (part played by Billy Zane) to achieve his mission, Miller is a friend of his late father and being something of a sniper legend offers to help his friends son along on his mission.

In the end director Claudio Fah I feel will need six stars from me for the effort.

Recommendation: Watch the movie.