Well Told

Rating: 9/10 (6 January 2016)

FBI Agent, Kate (Emily Blunt) is asked to join a team to catch Mexican cartel leader Manuel Diaz so that he would lead them to the big cartel boss: Fausto Alarcon. She only agrees to join the team because she wants to find the people who just killed some of her team. Even though she agrees to join the team she is kept in the dark about the team's ultimate mission and who is this mysterious Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro)? (do you think he looks a little like Brad Pitt?)
In the beginning of the movie we are told that Sicario means Hit-man. Although we are not sure, we do suspect that Alejandro is the Hit-man. (makes sense to me) As we go along we see Kate is always in the dark about what is going on. The leader of this team is Matt (Josh Brolin) who doesn't do things by the book and this disturbs Kate. Later we learn why Kate was allowed to join this team.
For the longest time, the most striking thing I noticed was the haunting music that often sounded like a run-a-way train or a hurricane coming in and gave the impression of impending doom, but it was rhythmical and well done. Kudos.
I suppose the only thing we can come away with is that things are not done by book to keep drugs out of the U.S. Be prepared for some disturbing images and brutality. But then there is the reason Alejandro is on the team. What could it be?
Notables: Victor Garber and Jeffrey Donovan.
This is a well told story. The acting and dialogues are spot on. Emily Blunt's character Kate was incorporated as someone who didn't like going against the Rule of Law. However, our attention was always on Benicio Del Toro as he just commands the screen big time. (9/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Disturbing images: Yes. Some brutality: Yes. Language: Yes.