Gutsy thriller on the US law enforcement & the drug trade

Rating: 8/10 (14 November 2015)

What we have here is another one of the dramatisations that tries to have a real feel to it. Granted it's not based on a true story (like Zero Dark Thirty) but it still attempts to capture the feel of authenticity even though it likely may irk those in the know. Anyhow, fits into the genre with Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker and the like, but this is a thriller.
We have a dark setting of the Mexican drug trade with the US enforcement officers on a mission which we are never wholly made clear what is going on. We have Emily Blunt as the as an FBI agent who is dragged into this world, with Josh Brolin an untrustworthy lead character and then a shadowy Benecio Del Toro.
The film is gutsy, brutal but always captivating. Great tension building, and some great camera work. It's a great thriller that remains fascinating from start to end.
I'd recommend this to most. It's a damn hard edged movie of which I'd like to see more of in the cinema.