Review of Sicario (2015) by Spangle — 16 Oct 2015
Denis Villenueve has more talent than anyone could ever dream of having. After Prisoners and Enemy, for him to manage top both of them so resoundingly with Sicario is impeccable. A brilliantly directed, intense, and edge of your seat film, Sicario is a phenomenal movie.
Sicario manages to cover the drug war and cartels as violently and as bleak as it should without being too violent or too bleak. Though, it still paints an incredibly grim picture of the situation and nobody winds up looking good in this situation.
I should also mention that Roger Deakins is the best living cinematographer. His work on this film is magnificent. One of the best shots films I have honestly ever seen, this one follows up one beautifully shot scene with another beautifully shot scene and uses every technique in the book to the very peak of its potential.
Emily Blunt is phenomenal here, but is actually outdone by Benicio del Toro. I love Del Toro's work, but this has to be his very best. He is out of this world in this role and hits a complete home run.
This review of Sicario (2015) was written by Spangle on 16 Oct 2015.
Sicario has generally received very positive reviews.
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