A great, solid, crime drama.

Rating: 8/10 (22 September 2015)

Sicario is the best film I've seen in theaters in 2015 thus far. Dennis Villeneuve returns once again with a complex, solid drama.
This film calls upon a delicate balance between mainstream and art- house cinema, and is sure to hit a sweet spot with fans of either style. Benecio Del Toro knocks it out of the park with a dark performance that is striking in it's understated power. Emily Blunt proves solid as our lead character, who manages to give a fine performance despite having a slightly underdeveloped character. Josh Brolin proves himself great as always too, giving a charismatically unsettling performance.
The cinematography in this film is gorgeous with Roger Deakins doing an (as per usual) fantastic job, particularly with his use of lighting in the nighttime scenes of the film. The soundtrack, by composer Jóhann Jóhannsson works well as the glue holding the film together, with perhaps his most haunting soundtrack to date. It cannot be understated, the soundtrack for this film is superb.
This is a dark film, with an incredibly consistent tone which successfully evokes unease; haunting in it's elusiveness. Dennis Villeneuve has put forth yet another great film for us all to enjoy.
8/10.