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Sicario
Denis Villeneuve directed one of 2013’s best movies (Prisoners, with Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal). In 2015 he came with Sicario, proving that he has evolved as a director.
An idealistic FBI agent is called to help a governmental task force in its war against drug lords – this seems like a straight out action movie plot. Except it isn’t. It is a thriller which takes its time to create the atmosphere, with a few sudden outbursts of action along the way. By the end the viewer realizes what has happened, the wolves have taken over completely.
It can be said that this movie is made entirely with the actors’ expressions and gestures. The script is strong and the lines are the same – but it is Benecio Del Toro (first and foremost), Emily Blunt, and Josh Brolin who instill true life into these characters. And the thing is that it has one of the most relevant (for our times) stories worth watching – and for that, for the subject it chooses, it is interesting, exciting and depressing at the same time.
Make time for this one – even if you have to skip all the other movies presented in here before it.
