Who would have thought that 2015's "Sicario" would end up becoming an Action-Thriller franchise? Yet here we are, with a sequel that somewhat pulls-off justifying it's existence. "Sicario: Day Of The Soldado" mostly retains the nihilistic, dark, cynical, pessimistic, and foreboding tone of the previous installment. I would argue that it's just a little bit less nihilistic, very little bit. Either way, a lot of bad and provocative things happen in this movie, but you should already expect that if you've seen the first one
While Taylor Sheridan wrote the story as he did with the original, it's Directed by Stefano Sollima this time, who makes great use of the camera here. While both script writer and director did a good job with this movie, I felt like they couldn't properly integrate the subplot involving Miguel Hernandez; played by Elijah Rodriguez. Definitely my least favorite parts of the whole thing. The main plot that revolves around the new character of Isabel Reyes; played by Isabela Moner, was a lot better though. Moner was amazing in this, as a teenage girl going through what is probably the worst experience of her life so far.
People who were fans of the first movie will likely want to go watch this one just to see Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro reprise their roles as Matt Graver and Alejandro respectively. For the most part, they are essentially the same characters from the previous movie, with only a minimal amount of character development, to give them at least some growth. I wished they could have done more with the two, but maybe they will in the potential next installment. Sorry to fans of the TV show "Burn Notice," but Jeffrey Donovan as Steve Forsing is once again given a very small supporting role.
I have to say that while I liked the movie, I'm a little disappointed that "Sicario: Day Of The Soldado" doesn't completely reach that same prestigious level that the first film reached. It definitely has some excellent action sequences though that I thoroughly enjoyed, but it's take on terrorism, illegal immigration, and just the geopolitical stuff, felt much too simplified and arguably insulting even. It's simply a good movie, but it could have been better. With that said, now give me Sicario 3.
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