Sicario

— I liked “Sicario” even if it is another Mexican drug cartel film. It just happens to be a very nicely crafted one that doesn’t spend every minute with quick cuts and over-amped music. Yes, there’s action—it is a suspense thriller after all—and there are bloody scenes too, but there’s a lot more as well. It may be awfully bleak, but it's also perfectly taut and I’m a sucker for films that linger in the grays, looking at situations where everyone’s ethics are challenged and there doesn’t appear to be much moral high ground for the greater good. If you like these kinds of things, “Sicario” is worth checking out. This film and Denis Villeneuve’s three previous films (“Incendies”, “Prisoners”, and “Enemy”) have moved him up on my list of filmmakers even if he is something of a newcomer.

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[2015. 121 min. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio Del Toro.]
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/09/21/dark-places-cinema-lane