Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Name: Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: June 29, 2018
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Bruno Bichir, Catherine Keener, Christopher Heyerdahl, Elias Garza

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: June 29, 2018 | R

Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Bruno Bichir, Catherine Keener, Christopher Heyerdahl, Elias Garza, Howard Ferguson Jr., Ian Bohen, Isabela Moner, Jake Picking, Jeffrey Donovan, Josh Brolin, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Matthew Modine, Michael Love Toliver, Rachel de la Torre, Shea Whigham, Tsailii Rogers

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The original Sicario made just under $47 million in domestic box office in 2015 and is a Metacritic Must-See with a Metascore of 82.

Summary: In the drug war, there are no rules – and as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border, federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) calls on the mysterious Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), whose family was murdered by a cartel kingpin, to escalate the war in nefarious ways. Alejandro kidnaps the kingpin’s daughter toIn the drug war, there are no rules – and as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border, federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) calls on the mysterious Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), whose family was murdered by a cartel kingpin, to escalate the war in nefarious ways. Alejandro kidnaps the kingpin’s daughter to inflame the conflict – but when the girl is seen as collateral damage, her fate will come between the two men as they question everything they are fighting for.… Expand

Director: Stefano Sollima

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 122 min

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Richard Roeper

Jun 28, 2018

This is one of my favorite movies of 2018. Read full review

Mike Ryan

Jun 20, 2018

Sicario: Day of the Soldado is an intense, at times morally ambiguous, and gritty thriller that will leave you wanting more. And, now, Benicio del Toro finally has a franchise of his own. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Jun 27, 2018

Sollima’s style is cool and observational. There also are several stunts combined with camera movements that are genuinely jaw-dropping. Read full review

Peter Keough

Jun 28, 2018

Murky, clunky, but sometimes nihilistically exhilarating. Read full review

Justin Chang

Jun 26, 2018

The trouble with this muscular, fitfully absorbing, confusingly titled action movie — a bigger, brasher and less memorable picture than its predecessor in every respect — is that its cynicism too often feels like a put-on. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Jun 29, 2018

Some will be turned off by the exploitative violence and some by the shallow storytelling, but what struck me most about “Day of the Soldado” was the predictability of it all. Read full review

Alissa Wilkinson

Jun 28, 2018

It’s inexcusable for a movie that tries to say daring and surprising things about a very urgent matter of cultural and political importance to be so thuddingly predictable in so many places. Read full review

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CarlosHaz

Jun 29, 2018

Loved this film, I feel like most people thought that this was going to be just another mindless action movie. You have to actually pay attention and understand the message its trying to convey to the audience (us). Im glad it avoided all the typical Hollywood clichés. And the violenceLoved this film, I feel like most people thought that this was going to be just another mindless action movie. You have to actually pay attention and understand the message its trying to convey to the audience (us). Im glad it avoided all the typical Hollywood clichés. And the violence depicted in the film was very intense and had a purpose behind it. Josh Brolin steals the show here, his portrayal of Matt Graver was captivating; you will see far Matt Graver will go to complete mission. Del Toro gave a powerful performance as Alejandro as well. The ending is very bold but also very understanding when you consider the type of characters we are dealing with.… Expand

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Johnrieber

Jul 7, 2018

This is a terrific followup to the first film, continuing to explore the drug and human trafficking at the border. Brolin and Del Toro are great, and it is in NO way slow or boring - a sharp script that really shows what is happening at the border.

3 of 6 users found this helpful33

UnReelReviews

Jun 29, 2018

Sicario 2 the day of soldado was a sequel I was excited about but also very nervous about especially since I found out that this film was not being directed by Denis Villeneuve but by Stefano Sollima. What Denis made in 2015 I thought was a very unique film and one that couldn't beSicario 2 the day of soldado was a sequel I was excited about but also very nervous about especially since I found out that this film was not being directed by Denis Villeneuve but by Stefano Sollima. What Denis made in 2015 I thought was a very unique film and one that couldn't be replicated even by a sequel to the same film. After seeing this movie twice and taking some time to think about it, I can definitely say that this film isn't as good as the first but does serve up as a nice main course to a great untre. Josh brolin and Benicio Del Toro are once again brilliant in this movie and we get to explore some of their darker character traits that we only ever touched on in the first. This film still offers the same thrills and gritty violence as its predecessor. We get to have a further look into the world of sicario and not just the military operations that our main characters proceed in often. We get to explore some darker parts of the cartels and the terrible aftermaths they have on people, especially on children. Some people may dislike this because some of the content that the director has chosen to explore in this film may be fairly disturbing to certain people as I would say that the sequences of violence and mayhem are far more frequent and graphic than the first. I personally don't see this as a negative because sicario is not an action movie. The sequences of violence that take place in the film are intense, violent and at times disturbing. The director has chosen to go for a very real feel in this movie just like Denis did with the first and this is what makes the movie feel unique in its own way. There is a storyline that i didn't enjoy very much and it's about a boy and his use in the drug cartels. This storyline felt like an added set of scenes just to make the movie longer. It doesn't involve or collide anywhere with the main plot and I personally felt like it was an unnecessary dark take on the movie that was there for the point of being violent. So overall I did enjoy this movie quite a bit and I will definitely be purchasing the score for this movie because it is brilliant. Don't go into this movie expecting it to be better than the first, this is a nice follow up to Sicario and was a lot better than I thought it was going to be.… Expand

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eva3si0n

Nov 11, 2018

2 part have turned out absolutely another. This is the ordinary fighter about fight of the Mexican cartels. All for what I had liked the first part here is absent or is available in very small quantity. The only thing that saves the movie is the excellent game Benicio Del Toro.

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GrantD243

Jul 2, 2018

Sicario: Day of the Soldado is the sequel to 2015's Sicario. I enjoyed this film. I liked a lot of aspects of it and found some of the scenes extremely well done, but ultimately the story has a few weak points that drag the film down more than I was hoping going into the theater. Story: DaySicario: Day of the Soldado is the sequel to 2015's Sicario. I enjoyed this film. I liked a lot of aspects of it and found some of the scenes extremely well done, but ultimately the story has a few weak points that drag the film down more than I was hoping going into the theater. Story: Day of the Soldado picks up a while after the first film, but there is no real connection to it apart from the two main characters (Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin). Take those two characters out, and this film plays out more like an anthology film than a sequel. However, because it is a sequel, they don't give us a whole lot of set up. It shows us a tiny bit of what the characters have been up to and then throws us into the plot, which deals with the U.S. Government declaring drug cartels as terrorist organizations, giving Josh Brolin's character the ability to go about taking care of them any way he pleases. So he decides to bring in Benicio Del Toro's character to help with his plan to create a war between the cartels. Eventually, though, the daughter of one of the cartel leaders gets involved, the plan to start a war with the cartels goes off the rails, and the story ultimately changes directions. I won't get into spoilers as to what direction the story does go, but for the most part this seems to be the main criticism of the film most people have. This awesome premise of setting up a war between the cartels was given to us for about an hour, and then it just pivots to a more isolated, simple story. I get the frustration. I also think that if they had stuck with the story of the first half of the film it would have turned out to be better, but I wasn't as bothered by this story pivot as it seems like most people have been. And I think I wasn't as bothered by it because the pivot made sense given the situation. The reason why the Government added cartels to the list of terrorist organizations turned out to be false, and Josh Brolin's operation went a bit haywire on its own. The whole narrative changed for the Government, and the operation wasn't going well, so it was time to cut the cord and as a result the story had to pivot. There were a couple of story elements towards the end that I felt like were a bit...meh, mostly revolving around Benicio Del Toro's character. But, overall, I was entertained by the story all the way through.

Characters: Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin's characters don't get a whole lot of development in this film. We basically have to bring the knowledge we learned from the first film into this to really understand each character's motivations and moral compass. But, they do seem like fairly simple, badass, men. So maybe that was the intention all along. Not every character needs progression in films. Sometimes, they just are who they are. Script: I'm a HUGE fan of Taylor Sheridan. He's my favorite screenwriter working today. He'd written three movies before Day of the Soldado, and I felt like Sicario was the weakest out of the three. Now, I believe this one is the weakest out of the four he has written. The film starts off a little abruptly and takes a few minutes to find its feet, and then the multiple storylines just don't work as well together as they should. All of the storylines are good on their own, but the connections between them are a bit weak. There are also a few elements later in the script that I feel like are a bit weak, but there were some rumblings that the studio messed with his original third act of the film and changed some things. He apparently wasn't super pumped on that, just like he was pretty pissed that they forced a name change from Soldado to Sicario: Day of the Soldado. But hey, that's the movie business. I still think the screenplay is serviceable, but it's definitely not his best work.

Cinematography: There were some great shots in the first Sicario, but Stefano Sollima doesn't quite reach that level of cinematography in this film. However, he does capture some fantastic action scenes that were on par with the first film.

Overall: Day of the Soldado is a solid watch for people that are interested in the subject matter, but it doesn't reach the same level of its predecessor.… Expand

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grantpolifka

Aug 13, 2018

An unnecessary sequel that manages to be a well-made, entertaining, OK film.

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TimKgamer

Oct 14, 2018

Sicario was awesome but this is a load of rubbish. Can't believe the Sicario writer could come up with this.

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