Review of Sicario (2015) by Henry A — 25 Jan 2016

Denis Villeneuve's next HIT film after the success of Prisoners (2013). With veteran cinematographer Roger Deakins, he made something suspenseful.

I like how this film brought a simple idea about the Mexican border drama into something scary and very satisfying thiller-drama.

Emily Blunt was right for the cast - as a person that can be identified as us, who always tries to do something "by the book". Especially Benicio Del Toro, he made a comeback from playing some high-dude collector in Guardians of The Galaxy (2014). His mysterious character made the film looked more than a simple thriller. My dad, usually predicts what a character might do, but he couldn't predict him. Watch the climax of the film, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Also the cinematography was great. The technical side of the film was very complex, but yet looked realistic. The old man really knew what he was doing since the 1980's.

Besides that, I really like to hear the film's sound design and foely, it sounded so realistic. It build more of the suspense.

As for the writings, there were plot twists all over the place, but the most surprising one was on the climax. We really don't know what Benicio Del Toro's and Josh Brolin's character motivation for 3/4 of the movie. Once we knew it, OH SHIT, this is fucked up.

I bet this film would be in one of Oscar's nomination.

The Verdict:

Sicario is one of the most suspenseful film of the year, with strong cast, plot twists, and technical (cinematography and sound).