Review of Sicario (2015) by Gentm2015 — 20 Mar 2016
Sicario is a very well directed and beautifully shot movie that follows an FBI agent who is enlisted by a governmental task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs.The film is directed by Denis Villeneuve and the lead stars are Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin.
The main things that stand out from this movie are the acting, directing and the brilliant cinematography from the amazing Roger Deakins who can do no wrong.Everybody in the movie is amazing, especially Emily Blunt, who is traumatized most of the time and this is certainly one of the best roles I have ever seen her play. Benicio del Toro also really surprised me and his character is really mysterious.
The action in this movie, while there's not much of it, it was still great and very intense. Also, the score is amazing by Jóhann Jóhannsson and it totally deserved the Oscar nomination.
However this movie is very slow in some parts and it feels like it's dragging on for quite a while. There are some good intense sequences but at the same time some slow parts that go on forever. The ending is also weird with a surprise twist.
Nonetheless I enjoyed this movie but I wouldn't say it's one of the 2015's best.
This review of Sicario (2015) was written by Gentm2015 on 20 Mar 2016.
Sicario has generally received very positive reviews.
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