The viewer leaves the theater still intellectually grinding away on a moral question.

Rating: 8/10 (14 October 2015)

It has seemed to me that we have lost the desire for thoughtful films as a population. Big effects with no real pith or point has won the day in the Box Office. Sicario will remind you of those days forgotten where the viewer leaves the theater still intellectually grinding away on a moral question.
The movie is violent and graphic, however I felt the content was balanced at a level just intense enough to relay the severity of what the individuals in these agencies come across in their work without going overboard and exceeding what was needed just to make it shocking.
This movie was well executed, from the writing, directing, music, and the acting. It was overall superb!
With action-o'-plenty to keep you excited, the overall question the movie proposes is relevant, relevant for today. I give this movie an 8.