Review of Sicario (2015) by Kevin W — 18 Jan 2016

I'm honestly not sure where the hype came from on this one, nor the crazy high critic reviews. The movie was slow, plodding, explained little, and ultimately went almost nowhere. The protagonist (Blunt), if you could call her that, was unlikable, and really the only character you even sort of liked (but not really) was Benicio del Toro... who himself was a one-dimensional character as well.

Ultimately, I had high hopes for this, given the cast, the acclaim, etc - but wouldn't even put this on the background-noise category in my house.

That said, some of the cinematography was terrific, and there were definitely a few interesting moments. Enough to float the movie though? No way.