Sicario2015
Sicario (2015)
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Critic Consensus: Led by outstanding work from Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro, Sicario is a taut, tightly wound thriller with much more on its mind than attention-getting set pieces.
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Cast
as Kate Macy
as Ted
as Matt
as Alejandro
as Steve Forsing
as Silvio
as Reggie
as Pretty Blonde
as Jacinta
as Delta 2
as Fausto Alarcon
as Helocopter pilot
as Immigrant Woman
as Immigrant
as Eliseo
as Treasury Agent
as Charlie
as Coroner
as Rafael
as Phil Coopers
as Manuel Diaz
as Burnett
as Guillermo
as Silvio's Wife
as Castillo-Eliseo
as SWAT Officer
as Phoenix Cop
as Air Force MP
as Migrant #1
as AIC Guard
as US Marshal
as US Marshal Keith
as US Marshal Kevin
as Bob Fisks
as Migrant #2
as Migrant #3
as Migrant #4
as Bank Manager
as Jessie Garza
as Operator
as Fausto's Son #1
as Fausto's Son
as Border Bandit #1
as Border Bandit #2
as Border Bandit #3
as Border Bandit #4
as Chandler News Reporter
as Homeland Security Officer
as DEA Agent (Motel Room)
as News Anchor
as Rafael
as AIC Guard
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Critic Reviews for Sicario
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It's a thoughtful film, but also a visceral and affecting one, capturing the intensity of these raids and encounters.
Sicario is as brilliantly made as Prisoners, perhaps even more so.
Gorgeously made, with a set piece taking place in tunnels underneath the border that conveys chaos without ever looking incoherent and a throbbing Jóhann Jóhannsson score that's the sound of very bad things on the horizon.
While Sicario may be guilty of exoticising the "murder capital" reputation of Juárez and its environs, it does so in a way that is horribly efficient, exploiting our anxieties and expectations with cruel precision.
Sicario may leave an unpleasant taste but it is a slick, accomplished thriller.
A visceral, in-the-moment ride-along more than a movie to chew over for any length of time.
Audience Reviews for Sicario
Not my type of thing, but okay.
Super Reviewer
Denis Villeneuve's Sicario keeps up the mystery. While not necessarily sprinting in at nearly 2 hours, Sicario does manage to upkeep the interest for what comes down in the finale. Even while the film tones and slows itself down after its intense introduction and first act, the story pushes itself forward building to its conclusion. The camera work and selected visuals help liven up what would be a very monotone and laborious setting. The action, while not in gigantic bundles, keep the film from becoming a bore. While Emily Blunt takes the lead and delivers the most emotion throughout the picture, Benicio Del Toro finds himself with the more intriguing character. Not much to argue with Josh Brolin rounding out the rest of the major characters. As an action thriller, Sicario lives up to its title. Run for the border.
Super Reviewer
Intense and intelligent action thriller that refuses to give easy answers in black or white but depicting a grey world we live in. Especially the shootouts are brutal and intense, the showdown almost terrifying. The cast is outstanding, the camera work, direction: masters are at work here. Only the middle of the film could have been a little tighter. Still: the final scene suggests a conclusion similar to "The Kingdom": things will only get worse.
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Sicario Quotes
| DEA Agent (Motel Room): | Just lay back, baby. Let it happen. |
| Operator: | Just lay back, baby. Let it happen. |
| Alejandro: | Don't you ever point your gun at me! |
| Alejandro: | Go ahead and finish your meal. |
| Alejandro: | "You should move to a small town, somewhere the rule of law still exists. You will not survive here. You are not a wolf, and this is a land of wolves now." |
| Alejandro: | You should move to a small town, somewhere the rule of law still exists. You will not survive here. You are not a wolf, and this is a land of wolves now. |