Review of Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) by Kevin D — 01 Jul 2018

Sicario: Who is the target? Who is the shooter?

Cinematography: 8.932/10 The film forces the audience to be patient reckoning with planning. There are a lot of strong still moments which calls for the audience to identify with the elements of a scene especially the acting. The film is very cryptic and poetic; Sicario: Day of the Soldado shows and tells all though requires keen-patient observance from the audience. .

Costume Design: 8.721/10 The attire seems accurate and not too overly done which helps the believability of each scene throughout the film.

Film Editing: 9.121/10 This is a very strong point for Sicario: Day of the Soldado. The film moves very slow though presents a lot of information for the audience to put into perspective. .

Make-up and Hair-styling: 6.923/10 There are instances I find the characters look a bit too clean especially after their experiences throughout a day. At a point, I'm questioning duck tape's abilities as a low-key-skin-healing mask. .

Sound Editing: 7.831/10 This film really forces the audience to deal with dialogue, natural sounds, and silence. It's good for the film though makes the audience feel every second of the film which may be good or bad depending on the audience member. .

Visual Effects: 9.129/10 This is a strong area in which the film cannot really do without.

Story: 7.792/10 Beyond any ideas that the film might be reminiscent to actual events in modern day societies, I do feel as though the film poses as a long trailer for a coming film all while forcing the audience to bare with real concepts in development before their eyes. The random visual detachment of governmental characters like James Ridley's crew adds more to the cryptic-poetic senses of Sicario: Day of the Soldado. Still?-?the story seems to be drawing a lot more attention for events to come rather than events present all the while attempting to have a tough conversation in poetic form. .

Acting: 7/10 I think the acting works well with the dialogue and visuals though I sense the film relies more on the latter two than the acting alone. The acting does assist the tone of the film.

Personal: Sicario: Day of the Soldado is asking a lot from its potential audience members. It's a tough watch because it forces the audience to engage with its aesthetic sensibilities. Poetry is ever present throughout the film. The acting, dialogue, and visuals all work well together. I don't know about all of the money going around the world. How do illegal activities seem to always have cash backing in films? I understand border crossing and protection are important topics of discussion. Still, I don't think Sicario: Day of the Soldado informs the reader of the reason people might want to cross the borders. Am I the only one that thinks Sicario: Day of the Soldado makes cartels look like saviors and the government like monsters? I think the film may be a lot stronger with a bit more information for the audience to work with unless the aforementioned is an argument Sicario: Day of the Soldado is presenting. Is the film itself an assassin of characters and ideals? .

Overall: 8.181/10.

-K.D.

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