Great performances.

Rating: Null/10 (4 April 2016)

A task force is assembled to prevent the expansion of a Mexican drug cartel but their methods may not be sanctioned or orthodox.
Sicario is a well paced unravelling film. The acting and Denis Villeneuve's direction is exceptional. Written by Taylor Sheridan Sicario tackles complex drug policy issues and there impact but makes a digestible story.
Sheridan gives Benicio Del Toro's wonderfully played Alejandro just enough lines to keep intrigue in the character, in the vain of Training Day's Detective Alonzo Harris or Lamb's Hannibal Lecter to name a few.
While Emily Blunt is excellent as the reserved Kate Macer her character feels simply functional as the viewers moral point of view. Josh Brolin gives a fine performance as the laid back spook Matt Graver. Still, Benicio Del Toro steals the show with great screen presence in his dark themed scenes.
There's an edgy explosive opening as a SWAT team discover dozens of corpses, the realistic setting adds to the tension as jurisdiction wrangling and corruption is discovered.
Sicario is a solid murky, hard- edged thriller and worth watching for Del Toro and Brolin's performances alone. Overall a great film but doesn't do enough to elevate it into a classic.