Movie Review Spake: 'Savages' an entertaining B-movie

Francois Duhamel

Film Title: Savages

This film image released by Universal Pictures shows Benicio Del Toro, left, and Salma Hayek in a scene from "Savages." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Francois Duhamel)

Francois Duhamel

Film Title: Savages

This film image released by Universal Pictures shows John Travolta , left, and Taylor Kitsch in a scene from "Savages." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Francois Duhamel)

Francois Duhamel

Film Title: Savages

This film image released by Universal Pictures shows Blake Lively, left, and Benicio Del Toro in a scene from "Savages." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Francois Duhamel)

Matt Sayles

Taylor Kitsch

In this Friday, June 15, 2012 photo, actor, Taylor Kitsch, who appears in Oliver Stone's new film "Savages," poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Kitsch plays a California marijuana dealer in the movie, along with actor, Aaron Johnson, battling a vicious Mexican cartel that aims to take over their business growing primo weed.

Nick Spake

Nick Spake is a college student at Arizona State University. He has been working as a film critic for the past seven years, reviewing movies on his website, NICKPICKSFLICKS.com. Reach him at nspake@asu.edu