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SalvadorOliver Stone, beginning to be the political conscience of his generation, hits hard at America's 'backyard' policies that allowed Central American dictatorships to flourish while death squads freely committed atrocities. Based on the real-life experiences of journalist Richard Boyle (played here by James Woods) in El Salvador between 1980 and 1981, the film is an emotional and political sledgehammer. Salvador features a powerful recreation of the assassination of Archbiship Romero and the sickening aftermath of the murder of several American nuns, committed with US approval.
Woods' performance is electrifying, and Belushi is an effective sleazeball. But while the pair can almost be enjoyed along the lines of Hunter Thompson's Dr Gonzo and Raoul Duke, the weirdness Boyle encounters in Central America represents the very worst trip of all.
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