Oscar level film

Rating: 10/10 (27 September 2015)

The let down one feels while sitting through a disappointing film that had glowing reviews is a feeling I know all too well. The first thing I want to do is race home, get on the internet, and send mean tweets to critics whose reviews prompted me to go in the first place. I know, adolescent behavior ... On the flip side, when that rare film comes along that actually exceeds ones reviews-based expectations it's like winning the movie lottery. Sicario is one of those films ... and for my money, it's the best film of 2015 thus far.
Sicario is a jarring, intensely visceral movie-going experience fueled by a savagely realistic script from Tyler Sheridan, tone setting photography from Roger Deakins (proving once again why he's the best cinematographer of our time, superb acting, sound, direction ... the list goes on. Benicio Del Toro ... dude ... holy $%@balls ... Go see this movie, now!