Review of Sicario (2015) by Dangreenie — 26 Sep 2015
Not for kids of any age. A very dark, gory movie with an eerie soundtrack to enhance the plot. Violence incarnate to reflect the depraved nature of the drug business. I found the tension in the movie to be pervasive with a proper use of cut aways and suspenseful moments.
What gave me LOL moments was the presumption that the female lead was believable. She was not. Her character was a feminist fantasy shattered by the one real scene where a possible hit man succeeds in nearly choking her to death.
Had the dark angel not saved her, she would have been toast ... as it would be in real life. Her protesting and silly announcement she would "tell all" was farcical since the "tough chick" could not handle the truth when presented with it.
Which is she, a chick-with-a-**** law enforcer or a rigidly moralistic do-gooder who witnessed drugista ruthlessness but could not take them down? I found greater sympatico with the actual hit man than the cardboard cutout female FBI agent.
This review of Sicario (2015) was written by Dangreenie on 26 Sep 2015.
Sicario has generally received very positive reviews.
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