SICARIO “Best game of Lazer Tag EVAAAARR!”
  • SICARIO “Best game of Lazer Tag EVAAAARR!”

What's the opposite of evaporate? Whatever it is, that's what Sicario does. When so many movies and TV shows disappear from memory as soon as you're finished watching, Sicario lingers. It clots.

In short, Denis Villeneuve's new drug thriller is phenomenal. Its story is both personal and political, a scathing portrait of the drug war, as well as an elemental allegory in which moral dilemmas are depicted by characters crashing violently into each other. The performances are terrific across the board. Emily Blunt's federal agent is strong, steely, and seduced by danger, a trait that puts her in some very bad situations. Benicio Del Toro might be even better, playing a mysterious agent who's helping a US task force take down the leader of a Mexican drug cartel. His preferred method of making an informant talk? A wet willy.

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