A solid suspense thriller that packs some punch

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2016)

In the 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.
The film has its virtues, but the trend of female (Emily Blunt) and black guy (Daniel Kaluuya) continues and sadly in this movie both characters are absolutely useless. Del Toro's acting towards ending is magnetic, despite bland Blunt being the central focus of the movie.
I didn't like or enjoy Blunt's performance at all, but because of Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro I'm rating the movie a little bit higher than I intended - 8