A nice surprise

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2015)

Sicario is a movie about a girl that works for the CIA. She is asked to volunteer for a certain project involving a drug cartel. She says yes but from the start she really doesn't know or understand what the project is really about. Everybody involved acts vague and mysterious about it. And more so why is the character of Benicio Del Toro (Aljandro) joining this project for. What is he; CIA, FBI, something else? And what is his goal? They get involved in a strange shoot out with people from the cartel and the plot thickens.
I found myself getting drawn in and wanting to understand what was going on. Benicio Del Torro does a great job of adding to the mystery, playing a mysterious and ruthless guy with an unclear objective. Emily Blunt complements him well. As far as I know this is her first more serious role, first time she plays a more in depth character in a serious movie. She strikes a very good balance between portraying a relatively experienced CIA agent and a young girl that gets sucked in a weird project feeling not quite sure how to react. She is very natural in this role, very human.
There is a nice build up of tension in this movie. The scenes are almost all exciting in the sense that there is tension that puts you on the edge of your seat. And slowly this tension leads to the unfolding of the story and truth behind what is going on. I thought this was very well done. On top of that this is a story thats different from the usual stories about drug cartels, drug wars etc. Its not a cliché action movie. It has more depth and feels more realistic.
Other then that the movie is a great watch where it comes to how its filmed and the cinematography,a joy really.
All in all a great watch. If you're looking for something exciting, to be drawn in and forget about your daily life for two hours this is a movie for you. For movie lovers in general its a must watch.