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Review of by Scott Foundas for Variety — 22 May 2015

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The opening of Sicario unfolds at such an anxiety-inducing pitch that it seems impossible for Villeneuve to sustain it, let alone build on it, but somehow he manages to do just that. He’s a master of the kind of creeping tension that coils around the audience like a snake suffocating its prey.

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This review of Sicario (2015) was written by and published by Variety on 22 May 2015.

Sicario has generally received very positive reviews.

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