Directed by : Denis Villeneuve
Written by : Taylor Sheridan
Starring : Emily Blunt. Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Daniel Kaluuya
Release Date : September 17, 2015
Immediately from the opening scene of "Sicario," the movie successfully sets the dark, serious, dangerous, and tense tone that permeates throughout this story. The premise of the film involves a special covert operation that involves the drug cartel, and it's definitely not an easy situation to deal with, especially for the lead character Kate Macer.
Emily Blunt does a fantastic job as Kate Macer, and she is the audience surrogate character to follow. At first, she was being kept in the dark regarding a lot of the details about the operation, which was effective in building the tension for the movie. Questions about the morality and legality of it all also comes to play, which is a perfect way to give us something to think about.
Benicio Del Toro is great as the mysterious Alejandro that is clearly more than meets the eye, and Josh Brolin is entertaining as Matt Graver who is the man leading the operation. It's a huge cast of characters in a heavy plot, but it's all juggled really well, even when the story take different turns to throw us off guard. I'd like to also point out that the cinematography here by Roger Deakins is excellent as always, with some very picturesque scenes to admire.
"Sicario" contains many fantastic set pieces and unforgettable scenes here, from a raid in a suburban neighborhood, to a conversational scene about a moral dilemma. This is easily one of the best films of 2015.
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