The concept of thrillers comes in all shapes and sizes. There are times where the genre dives into a person's psychosis, or they can easily throw moviegoers into the scene of a crime. The latest thriller in theaters falls into the ranks of crime thrillers; but this particular film shows the harshness of agencies facing drug cartels across the border. Simply known as
Sicario, this movie is directed by Denis Villeneuve: the man known for other crime movies like Incendies and Prisoners. Seeing its gritty nature in the trailer, this movie looked to be one that could have audiences on the edge of their seats. So could
Sicario entice moviegoers with its dark plot, or is this crime thriller better off buried?
The story of
Sicario follows FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt). Kate is signed to a special task force run by government official Matt Gracer (Josh Brolin). The team's mission is take down a powerful cartel in Mexico by any means necessary. This includes enlisting the help of a mysterious hitman named Alejandro Gillick (Benicio Del Toro). As the mission goes on, Kate questions the motivation of this task force and the role she has to play in stopping this cartel.
