Sicario

Name: Sicario
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: September 18, 2015
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 82
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Jeffrey Donovan, Jon Bernthal, Josh Brolin

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Lionsgate | Release Date: September 18, 2015 | R

Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Jeffrey Donovan, Jon Bernthal, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber

Summary: In Mexico, Sicario means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlisted by an elite government task force official (Josh Brolin) to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past (Benicio Del Toro), the team setsIn Mexico, Sicario means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlisted by an elite government task force official (Josh Brolin) to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past (Benicio Del Toro), the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive.… Expand

Director: Denis Villeneuve

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

Rating: R

Runtime: 121 min

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Michael Roffman

Nov 9, 2016

Sicario works on every level. It’s also fairly prescient, coming at a time when America rages on about the ethics of border control and the mounting war on drugs. Read full review

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Chris Nashawaty

Sep 16, 2015

With a taut and timely screenplay by Taylor Sheridan, Sicario is a brilliant action thriller with the smarts of a message movie. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

May 23, 2015

Sicario is an ambush, a low-slung film about a dirty drugs war with Mexico which challenges and engages in equal measure. It moves with grim tenacity, confounding expectations until its very final sequence. Read full review

John Bleasdale

May 23, 2015

Each set piece is orchestrated with aplomb - a raid on a tunnel under the border being a particular stand out - but Sicario is kept grounded in reality. Villeneuve keeps his focus tight on his small group of characters and though the plot is complex, it fits the Byzantine intricacies of the problem and the obscure motivations of the operators. Read full review

Sam Woolf

Nov 9, 2016

The acting, craft, and tone of Sicario are so precise that the absurdity of this cartel yarn is both its greatest weakness, and maybe its entire point. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

Sep 24, 2015

Every scene of calm, potentially, is trip-wired for an explosion. But for all its chilling tension and horrific imagery, Sicario is also a beautiful movie. Read full review

The Telegraph Tim Robey

May 23, 2015

There’s not much fault to find with Sicario on the level of craft or performances, just its rather sputtering momentum, and the lack of a higher purpose. Read full review

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LamontRaymond

Sep 18, 2015

GREAT movie, that was entirely undersold by the trailer. I actually think that Josh Brolin seals the show. Can't imagine there will be many better movies for the mainstream moviegoer this year. Of course, there will be long, boring biopics trotted out for Oscar season, but for my money,GREAT movie, that was entirely undersold by the trailer. I actually think that Josh Brolin seals the show. Can't imagine there will be many better movies for the mainstream moviegoer this year. Of course, there will be long, boring biopics trotted out for Oscar season, but for my money, this very narrowly tailored and spare film will beat them all. Everyone in my theater was on the edge of their seats. Phenomenal stuff.… Expand

22 of 31 users found this helpful229

Abso_lute1

Jul 12, 2021

A riveting film that is masterful in tension and undeniably very dark and realistic.

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BariscanBozkurt

May 11, 2016

Daha önce işlenmeyen bir konu ancak bu kadar güzel aktarılabilir. Kaliteli oyunculuklar, kaliteli sinematografi ve kaliteli hikaye. Nerdeyse kusursuza yakın bir atmosfere sahip. Türü severler mutlaka izlemeli.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

MurphyBrandon

Jul 29, 2020

Great suspense that keeps you guessing about what is actually happening and who is giving the orders. The impact is heavy because it's set in a real modern-day conflict.

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eagleeyeviking

Jan 5, 2016

With picturesque cinematography, solid acting and a tight plot, Sicario aims and succeeds in being more than just an action packed vehicle for Emily Blunt.

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KaptenVideo

Dec 24, 2017

In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlisted to aid in the escalating war against drugs.

Also starring, Josh Brolin, Daniel Kaluuya, Benicio Del Toro, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal. „Sicario“ was the only movie inIn the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlisted to aid in the escalating war against drugs.

Also starring, Josh Brolin, Daniel Kaluuya, Benicio Del Toro, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal.

„Sicario“ was the only movie in English directed by Denis Villeneuve that I hadn’t seen yet. All five (including „Prisoners“, „Enemy“, „Arrival“, „Blade Runner 2049“) have been cult hits and among the most critically acclaimed screen works of given release year.

Villeneuve’s movies are emotionally distant, slow-burning, and usually more dependent on mood than sharp storytelling. I am not the fan of his style – it's too slow, rather uneventful, lacks sharp dialogue and character building – but I gotta admit that it always pays off.

I could also say that „Sicario“ doesn’t really offer any intriguing characters except Del Toro’s (good that he’s gonna be back for sequel „Soldado“) and the best drug war / trafficking stories are just more captivating (especially „The Wire“ and „Breaking Bad“)…

But it doesn’t change the fact that it’s a solid thriller, and a cool movie which makes you gradually more and more thankful that you endured the rather slow first half.… Expand

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Alex2011

Mar 20, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful soulless movie. I didn't care about the caracters at all. Everybody does super mysterious but many aspects of the movie are just plain stupid for the sake of drama. E.g. Why did the mexicans hide the bodies in the wall of the houses instead of hiding them in a hole in the sand?
Everything is either black and white. Movie tries to be super realistic but if you ever went to Mexico you will see that the world this movie shows has nothing todo with reality. I think such movies just spread more hate and don't do any good.
Cheers!… Expand

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