Sicario

Steve Williams

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We saw this film yesterday after getting some reasonably good reviews from critics around the country

From MRQE.com

Cast: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya, Jeffrey Donovan, Raoul Trujillo
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Rating: R
Running Time: 121 min.
Synopsis:
An idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is assigned to work a dangerous stretch of the US-Mexico border by her superior officer (Josh Brolin). She's exposed to the brutality of the Mexican drug cartel, and becomes partners with a defector from the cartel (Benicio Del Toro) who possesses keen knowledge about the organization. As she gets deeper into the ruthlessness and corruption surrounding the FBI sting to find the organizations leaders, her moral and professional boundaries are pushed to their breaking point. Denis Villeneuve directs this pulse-pounding crime drama, which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

I must admit that I really enjoyed this film. Very good but not great. Enough however to have me glued to the seat from start to finish.fast action from start to finish. Not sure its for the ladies as my wife didn't like it at all

Benicio Del Toro is terrific in his role in a movie with a very startling ending
 

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Thx Steve for the input...Denis Villeneuve is in by book of film directors...so Sicario is on my Blu-ray radar, definitely.

* The director's style, from what I've seen from him, is unique in the sense of building the action meticulously with the emotion element realistically and very present. He brings a new solid touch to cinema...he's an important movie director...to be seriously followed and be familiar with. ...And this latest of his is a good subject of reality in the world of drugs, money, power, corruption, and degradation/destitution. ...A violent fight where innocents die. I won't miss it, one way or another...so thx again for this.
 

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thanks, Steve. this and the Martian are next up for us.

saw Everest this past weekend- good movie with a great cast. Into Thin Air is one of my favorite books, although this movie was done independently of Krakauer. I'd give it a B+.
 

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I walked out of Sicaro half way. Everest was alright, not great. Watch if you have time, else skip. I too had actually studied Into Thin Air as a case study in behavioral economics at Chicago
 

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Thinking back to date this has been a weak year for movies. Sicario is probably the best I have seen so far. Benicio Del Toro was great.
 

Steve Williams

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I agree about Benicio and really liked the movie and yes it has been a weak year for good movies. The ending of Sicario was startling

I must admit that so far my favorites have been

1. Love and Mercy
2. Straight Outta Compton
3. The woman in Gold
4. Ex Machina
 

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I agree about Benicio and really liked the movie and yes it has been a weak year for good movies. The ending of Sicario was startling

I must admit that so far my favorites have been

1. Love and Mercy
2. Straight Outta Compton
3. The woman in Gold
4. Ex Machina

Besides Sicario the only movies I would add to your list would be:
1- Still Alice (this wasn't released here until early in 2015)
2- The Connection (the French Film set in mid-70's about the Marseille drug trade)
 

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I saw Still Alice last year. I agree and she won the Oscar for her role so it has to be a 2014 film

Yes it was one of those "Limited Release" films that is shown in LA and NY so it gets in by the Oscar deadline.
 

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Finally saw Sicario - really good movie. Very compelling directing achieved with the night goggles/tunnel scene. I did find the overall story kinda fake though, so agree with Steve's take.

Del Toro and Blount were excellent.
 

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Finally saw Sicario - really good movie. Very compelling directing achieved with the night goggles/tunnel scene. I did find the overall story kinda fake though, so agree with Steve's take.

Del Toro and Blount were excellent.

Saw it A while ago, excellent movie


There are some excellent movies on Netflix ... One to watch is SUBURRA. It requires its very own thread, it is that good.
 

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