One of the most chilling films of the year...

Rating: 9/10 (21 December 2015)

"Sicario": This wasn't even a horror movie and I know that I'm probably going to have nightmares from this for the rest of my life. "Sicario" is the story about an FBI agent who joins a small group in attempts to put an end to a drug lord in Mexico. The intensity from its bleak tone is spine tingling, unafraid in going into the sheer depths of what true evil humanity is capable of. There are scenes in this movie where it is almost a descent into hell. That is how it is shot and how the score is playing over the select sum of scenes where that's the mood it is presenting. I feel sick to my stomach because this was a truly great film that dragged me into a pit of corpses. The opening scene deals with an entire house filled with dead bodies stored inside the walls, rotting away. At any moment someone could get shot in the back of the head like it was any normal daily routine, at least that is the mood that is set here. To the point where I wondered if I was going to get shot because of this movie. This is as dark as it gets; this isn't a straight up action film or thriller, but it is a blend of the two while bringing in a mystery to it as well that is actually compelling which is something that has become very rare nowadays, in my opinion. Everything about this movie worked; the direction was bleak and moody, the cinematography was gorgeous, the soundtrack was haunting I'm not kidding when I say that my heart was on the verge of a panic attack because of the musical score alone. The acting was great; Benicio Del Toro was full on intimidating in this, but while at the same time not being a two dimensional character. Del Toro's character is shady and mysterious at first, which is what drew me in and the movie could have not said another word about his back story and I still would have felt threatened by him. But when it doesmy goodnessthis is some real darkness going on. Emily Blunt's character, Kate, is easy enough to route for, but at times I wondered exactly what her purpose was to the plot for a small portion of the film. However, it did explain a few things making a lot more sense as to why she is there. Josh Brolin his also having some fun as this equal parts laid back hard a-- agent. Every character in this feels three dimensional, even when not much is learned about someone they still feel real. But this movie does take the time out to even show a minor character's living situation; we see the ins and outs of his daily life. In any other film he'd probably only be in one scene, but this movie has him and his family come in and out through the whole movie. This was a great piece of film making that scared me half to death. I thought that it was amazing and if you haven't seen it, see it. I'm gonna go take a breath or two