The unevenness of Savages comes from the peaks and valleys of our rooting interest for Chon, Ben, and O. For a while, we're enviously digging their cool lifestyle, the drugs, the cars, and the hot sex. Who wouldn't? Then, we're hit with the extreme violence of torture, decapitation, and dismemberment by which the cartel operates. The bad taste washes over in a hurry. We sure don't want to be those three anymore and don't have much to root for.
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