Benicio is the star

Rating: 8/10 (26 April 2017)

He is brilliant in this movie.
Emily, as always, is horrible. How she gets work is mind-boggling. I guess whenever Hollywood needs an unattractive, shrill, entitled actress, they can turn to her.
Josh Brolin ain't bad, but this movie is a showcase for BDT and boy does he deliver. He is a gem in a Hollywood filled with hacks and duds.
The movie deals with the reality and the geopolitics of two borderless countries with different ideals and priorities.
There's plenty of intrigue with just the right amount of action. It has an intelligent and brutally honest script. It deals with narcoterrorism and the feckless way the USA and Mexico deal with it.
It also delves into the internal politics that govern both countries law enforcement establishment. I want to compare it to "Blow" and "Traffic", but it is honestly better than those two movies. And I thought those two moves were great, so that should tell you how good this movie is.