Could have been a classic but fell short

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2015)

Sicario wasn't bad but I found it a bit disappointing, perhaps I was expecting something better.
But I did enjoy the scenes with Benicio Del Toro, especially in the last 25 minutes. Also, the opening scene was shocking and certainly got peoples' attention.
The camera work throughout the entire movie was excellent.
Although I've enjoyed some of her work in the past, Emily Blunt really isn't suited for this kind of role. And Daniel Kaluuya is an annoyingly poor actor, and his role (after the opening ten minutes) wasn't necessary and much of the movie would have been more enjoyable without his character.
Ideally, the movie should have focused more on Benicio Del Toro's interesting character Alejandro and his story, and less on the naive and rather boring Emily Blunt character Kate Macer.