Savage Salvation

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Sheriff Church (Robert De Niro) and Detective Zeppelin strive to keep the peace in their rough town, where residents' only two interests are the church or oxycodone. Newly engaged Shelby John (Jack Huston) and Ruby Red want a fresh start. They decide to have a family together and get clean, with the support of Peter, Ruby's brother-in-law (John Malkovich). However Shelby discovers his beloved Ruby dead on their porch before she could fulfill her final wish: to be baptized in the river and washed away from her past sins. Filled with fiery rage, Shelby embarks on a vengeful killing spree to right all the wrong done to Ruby by every link in the drug dealing chain. Armed with nothing but adrenaline and a nail gun, Shelby picks off dealers and junkies one by one until he gets to the top. Sheriff Church and Detective Zeppelin must race against the clock to put an end to Shelby's vigilante justice before his fight with the crime lord Coyote (Quavo) turns the entire town into a bloodbath.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Let there be no confusion: this is an unarguably bad film.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 5, 2022

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Ambition is muted by Emmett, who fails to manage subplots, summon suspense, and rethink a last act that turns a dull movie into a terrible one.

Rated: D+

Dec 28, 2022

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

Perhaps Emmett was trying to make a film that would broaden its appeal by crossing over into other markets, but the opportunistic pandering is obvious, and some may even see it as blasphemous.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 14, 2022

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Julian Roman

MovieWeb

Savage Salvation squanders the talents of a venerated Hollywood cast. Robert De Niro, Jack Huston, and John Malkovich stumble with Southern drawls as backwoods Georgia residents. They're unconvincing in a predictable narrative with a grating soundtrack.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 8, 2022

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luis fernando s Aunque es una película con un guión un poco torpe, las actuaciones de ellos dos luchando contra la abstinencia es muy real, aparte el señor De Niro con solo aparecer en pantalla te brinda algo de valor extra, Jhon Malcovich como siempre excelente y un climax de la película y un giro al final bastante inesperado, parecía que no iba a ser buena y termino siendo una buena historia , superando los primeros 20 minutos la historia se pone buena Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/10/24 Full Review ward g As bad a movie as I've ever seen. Stay away Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/24 Full Review felipe s No sé que vi, es una película hasta el minuto 50 con un ritmo y un tono totalmente distinto a los siguientes 50 minutos. Al comienzo de la película te dicen quien es el jefe final. Entran personajes mal escritos estereotipados, como Shelby escucha a 200 metros, errores de continuidad. No se debió durar mas de 50 min Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/06/24 Full Review Ken B The plot was definitely a trifle on the weak side and the story lagged a bit, but I don't think this was as awful as some of the reviews are reflecting. I've seen much worse! Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/24 Full Review Jelisije J A slow paced predictable revenge movie of a man seeking justice for his dead wife who overdosed on the drugs that the couple spent half the movie trying to get clean from. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Sydney M Wow! The star appeal doesn't come close to saving this stinker. Terribly slow, poorly acted and just plain boring. The story continuity and scene flow doesn't exist. Turned it off after a painful 40 minutes waiting for it to have a pulse. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Randall Emmett Director Jack Huston Shelby John Robert De Niro Sheriff Church John Malkovich Peter Willa Fitzgerald Ruby Red Quavo Coyote

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Synopsis Sheriff Church (Robert De Niro) and Detective Zeppelin strive to keep the peace in their rough town, where residents' only two interests are the church or oxycodone. Newly engaged Shelby John (Jack Huston) and Ruby Red want a fresh start. They decide to have a family together and get clean, with the support of Peter, Ruby's brother-in-law (John Malkovich). However Shelby discovers his beloved Ruby dead on their porch before she could fulfill her final wish: to be baptized in the river and washed away from her past sins. Filled with fiery rage, Shelby embarks on a vengeful killing spree to right all the wrong done to Ruby by every link in the drug dealing chain. Armed with nothing but adrenaline and a nail gun, Shelby picks off dealers and junkies one by one until he gets to the top. Sheriff Church and Detective Zeppelin must race against the clock to put an end to Shelby's vigilante justice before his fight with the crime lord Coyote (Quavo) turns the entire town into a bloodbath.

Director: Randall Emmett
Producer: Randall Emmett, George Furla, Petr Jákl, Nick Koskoff, Shaun Sanghani, Timothy C. Sullivan, Chad A. Verdi
Screenwriter: Adam Taylor Barker, Chris Sivertson
Distributor: The Avenue
Production Co: Lucky 13 Productions, Buffalo 8 Productions, River Bay Films, Verdi Productions, BondIt Media Capital, SSS Entertainment, The Avenue Entertainment, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, Ingenious Media
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 2, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 2, 2022
Runtime: 1h 41m