“You should move to a small town, somewhere the rule of law still exists. You will not survive here. You are not a wolf, and this is a land of wolves now.”
Sicario follows FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) and her war against drugs opposing the Mexican drug cartel, when she is recruited by a government official Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) led by the mysterious Alehandro (Benicio Del Toro).
Emily Blunt continues her progression from Edge Of Tomorrow nailing the straight laced, serious action orientated role she has been given as a idealistic FBI agent. Whilst Benicio Del Toro reminds us of the Oscar winning qualities he possesses portraying the shadowy intense specialist role for the task force. Josh Brolin puts in a satisfying performance as the leading government official, doing the best with what he was given but in the end his character ended quite abruptly and would of benefited with being fleshed out more.
Denis Villeneuve does a brilliant job of directing the move, with plenty of stunning vistas and interesting directorial choices that pay off. The section where the team are heading down to the tunnels is especially striking making you sit up and pay attention. The music in this film also deserves praise building up the tension and keeping you on the edge of your seat at all times.
In the end Sicario is a well acted, well shot, well directed and well paced movie that deserves the Oscar buzz that it’s getting. However, like most Oscar winning films this is definitely a one watch movie. Nevertheless if you do not see this movie you will be missing out on some of Benicio Del Toro’s greatest work to date, given you more than enough reason to check out this film.
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