Dennis Villeneuve established his reputation as a
movie director of slow tempo, difficult life stories with some strong symbolism
(„Incendies”, „Enemy”, „Prisoners”). His movies are highly recognizable, but
also often without a real conclusion and purpose.
„Sicario” is one of those movies with its
painfully slow script about the DEA and FBI agents hunting Mexico drug cartel
leaders in the border area between two countries. The characters represent just
rough sketches, with Benicio del Toro stealing the show as a merciless support
male role. Emily Blunt is really annoying and redundant as a female lead, while Josh Brolin is
actually decent when it comes to quality of his acting, maybe for the first
time in his entire career.
Villeneuve's directing talent bursts out in two
tense action sequences (entering Ciudad Juarez and border stakeout), but
remains dormant in the second part of the movie, excluding the dining scene at
the very end.
„Sicario” is one ambitious flick with no real
coverage when it comes to quality.
FOTO: thehofstrachronicle.com
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