While it hasn't got anything that made Denis Villeneuve's Sicario a bottomline great movie - Emily Blunt, Roger Deakins & Johan Johannsson - it still has a fitting score, fine cinematography and really good acting especially Josh Brolin. But it also seems incredibly pointless.
The way its going in the beginning, loosely connected acts of terrorism, it's fine. I thought it was gonna be an interesting movie about border, cartel, politics with some dark and suspenseful imagery. But then it kinda goes full action, and its action isn't even good. The whole second half with the kidnapped girl storyline or the weird boy who becomes a sicario feels very.. pointless (?). Like what was the point in that? A sequel? What was the big deal with the ending scene? Like, who was the villain now? What was the antagonists motivation? Is anything set up in the beginning actually resolved?
There are still entertaining and engaging moments; the store explosion or Benicio del Toro going Punisher, but the script really lets the movie down, especially considering it was written by Taylor Sheridan (Sicario, Wind River, Hell or High Water).
What do you think about Sicario 2?