Welcome to Juarez

Rating: 8/10 (3 October 2015)

There is no hope.
Sicario comes to us from Denis Villeneuve and stars Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio del Toro. In Sicario we follow the twists and turns of trying to take down the leader of a cartel, and not all the methods are the most ethical. One thing is for sure. Don't go to Juarez.
Denis brings a disgustingly beautiful world to our eyes, and even after seeing it, it's something I wouldn't like to know about. That isn't anything to do with the films quality, but with how messed up this world is. It's so dark and twisted and hopeless, but that's probably how it is in reality.
The films strengths are vast, and the storytelling was the biggest highlight. We are following Emily Blunt's character, and she doesn't really know what the plan of her superiors are most of the time, but we know as little as she does. It works brilliantly because it limits pointless exposition and gives us credit as viewers. This isn't a story, it is just a viewing of events taking place. I NEED to mention the cinematography too. It was phenomenal from great Roger Deakins. At this point, Sicario is THE winner of the best cinematography Oscar.
Minor Spoiler Below:
My only real complaint about this film is that Emily Blunt isn't nearly as important to the story as she appears to be. I won't get into it any more than that..
Verdict:
A brilliantly crafted film with a tense story and breathtaking visuals. Other than a few character shortcomings and an overwhelmingly brutal world, the film was one of the best of the year.