This movie got all 3 boxes ticked

Rating: 8/10 (10 October 2015)

We walked into the theater in a dilemma to go either for The walk which had Joseph Levitt one of the guys who hasn't delivered a single bad performance or Sicario the movie with an edgy trailer we let the Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb take that decision for us. It turned out to be a good one.
A movie like Sicario makes impact by its cinematography and soundtrack which you will experience in full zest. The cinematography of the movie by Roger Deakins, capturing the empty horizons, the tunnels, the below-par life on the suburbs and the drab look and feel of a semi-arid region infested with drug lords and gangwars, is awesome. So is the soundtrack by Johann Johansson which enhances the subtle, understated drama at every level. Benecio del Toro (havent seen much of his work would love to) steals the show with his chilling, ice-cold,
hawk-eyed, single-minded endeavor, one of the best grey-shade characters we have seen for a while. He is definitely up for an Oscar nomination along with Deakins and Johannson. The director shoots these scenes with great precision utilizing the slow- burn approach that Breaking Bad perfected.
This film isn't concerned with tender moments, but when it takes a breath and surveys the meaningless chaos in the world, it hits hard with some great lines delivered by Toro. Sicario being a movie that belongs to black cinema genre will not be liked by all. The movie falters perhaps in the tale itself which is a storyline which is quite predictive. The twists and turns are in the characters more than the story. So while the movie presents an interesting view of characters, the tale itself leaves space for improvement. Blunt becomes less and less significant as the movie proceeds, until the end where she becomes nothing more than a dotted line. Yet, it is a decent watch.
Watch it for great cinematography and one of the best chilling soundtrack and for Toro's brilliant acting.