The movie has balls. In a good way.

Rating: 9/10 (3 October 2015)

Sicario got balls. There's the movies and shows that teases with stepping over the line, going out of it's comfort zone, then at the last second pulls back. And there's some that just doesn't give a damn and does what it wants. This one fits under there. They could go further, but it's both staying respectable, and doing it's own thing. Seems to be a thing with the director, which also made Prisoners, which was rather mature as well. This movie kills people, shows very dead people, and overall shows what I believe is a very good presentation of how bad Mexico can be.
Kate Macer works for the FBI. At a raid on a house, they find more than they hoped for. She joins some group in hope to do some good in the war against drugs, getting the source. This group has been doing their thing for a long time. It's a completely new level for Kate.
They have several longer clips. Not like in Stalker, where every clip is 1-2min long, but long compared to what we're used to in most movies with action. These are very well executed, and each offer something.
Like American Sniper and Everest, Sicario also does a great job with the audio. The music blends in greatly. Good usage of some kind of electronical music, in the form of bass or something. Builds tension so well.
There's a weird thing during a night scene. NVG's are used, but they switch between normal green/noisy effect, and some negative/BW effect. I do not know the reason, and it was confusing.
Towards end end, I was "blown away", I did not expect a movie these days to go this far. Turns out it's from the same guy that did Prisoners though. I do recommend this movie, if you like it when things have balls to go far. It respects the viewer in a way. It doesn't care if it hurts your feelings.