Review of Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) by Lamontraymond — 27 Jun 2018
I was hightly skeptical going into this one, given the absence of Emily Blunt, but I absolutely enjoyed it. Brolin is much better than he was in the first film, and Benicio is killer (excuse the pun) as always.
He was born to play this role. I especially love the score, which seems like a series of above-the-nut 6th string bends (the note you hear at the beginning of Sabbath's "Iron Man"). It's highly effective in setting a mood of dread.
The weak link in the otherwise stellar case is Catherine Keener. She brings nothing to that character, and she's usually so good. Even Matthew Modine one-ups her in a fairly flat performance. I should also mention Isabela Moner as the cartel head's daughter - we've seen this role a million times, but she brings something fresh to it.
This review of Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) was written by Lamontraymond on 27 Jun 2018.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado has generally received positive reviews.
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