Sicario (2015)

	Directed by: Denis Villeneuve	COUNTRY USA GENRE Action/Thriller NORWEGIAN TITLE Sicario RUNNING TIME 121 minutes
	Produced by: Basil Iwanyk Edward L. McDonnell Molly Smith Thad Luckinbill Trent Luckinbill
	Written by: Taylor Sheridan

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Kate Macer	Emily Blunt
Alejandro Gillick	Benicio del Toro	½
Matt Graver	Josh Brolin
Reggie Wayne	Daniel Kaluuya
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Dave Jennings	Victor Garber	½
Ted	Jon Bernthal	½
Steve Forsing, CIA officer	Jeffrey Donovan	-
Rafael	Raoul Trujillo	-
Fausto Alarcón	Julio Cesar Cedillo
Manuel Díaz	Bernardo Saracino	-
Silvio	Maximiliano Hernández

Review

Denis Villeneuve's crisp images and trademark ominous intensity are ever-present in this look at the murky procedures of hunting down Mexican drug cartels, seen from the perspective of more or less clandestine CIA and FBI agents. For parts of the film's running time, the narrative feels bogged down by its own austerity. The reason you don’t particularly identify or sympathise with the protagonists is that everything they do feels meaningless, whether you believe they have the moral high ground or not. There is bleakness behind every spot of bleakness in this world. A forceful, though not always engaging story from Taylor Sheridan (later of Hell of High Water). Luckily, the film has Benicio del Toro in a superb, scene-stealing performance as a callous, disillusioned hitman. It's his character's ruthless sentiment that ultimately feels the most productive. Also with fine performances by the rest of the cast.