Sicario | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Movie Commentary

[@rickanderson9360]

"You should move to a small town, where the rule of law still exists. You will not survive here. You are not a wolf, and this is the land of wolves now." Great line.

[@01HondaS2kXD]

“You’re asking me how a watch works. For now we’ll just keep an eye on the time.”

[@byron7583]

all time dialogue for sure

[@willmartin7293]

And great advice.

[@fivefivesix-sevensixtwo4114]

When she pointed her gun at him, he waited for her to shoot but didn't, therefore proving she's not a wolf.

[@esco466]

@@fivefivesix-sevensixtwo4114 And he was giving her a chance to be a wolf...he wanted her to be

[@anthonyacosta5660]

For those curious about why the men in the cars at the border would still try to attack even while guns were pointed at them. It's pretty common for cartels to punish those who fail to do their jobs, getting shot quickly may have been a much better choice than whatever death they would've faced otherwise.

[@CynicalRam]

For real. Getting double tapped is a far better fate than getting delimbed at your joints then you’re entrails ripped out.

[@mtnd02.06]

Judging by what we've* seen in those old liveleaks vids from a few years ago I'd probably take the shot as well. A bullet is better than a chainsaw, ya know?

[@Acme1970]

Remember those bodies hanging from the overpass in Juarez

[@collybeans586]

Also the american organisations this movie follows is directly at fault for the problems with violence in Mexico. The movie did a poor job of painting that picture. Great movie but cringe propaganda vibes also

[@k333rl]

yeah, head cut off slowly with chainsaw is not really on my bucketlist.

[@InsolentMusicalPeasant]

"Don't ever point a weapon at me again. Catch your breath, and get back in there." Del Toro is such a beast in this.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Worldclass actor, just nails every freaking roll

[@ADifferentVibe]

he should have gotten a Best Supporting Oscar nomination for this role. NO ONE could play this role but him.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

@@ADifferentVibe truth

[@Acme1970]

I love the fact that his enemies just refer to him simply as "Medellin", just that name alone evokes terror in them, he's the Devil to them.

[@mondegreen9709]

About time for a "Traffic" reaction, I'd say.

[@REChronic54]

If you’re wondering why the shots are so pretty, the great Roger Deakins was the cinematographer for this movie. He also did No Country.

[@shanek3453]

best in the biz

[@franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802]

Brilliant cinematographer, another one not at his level yet but approaching it fast is Emmanuel Lubezki

[@RetroHondo67]

Not just pretty pictures, visual storytelling at the highest level. The black ops team literally disappearing into the black darkness is simply exceptional.

[@patriciodelgado5164]

Filmed in New Mexico!

[@eternalposer1955]

A shame Denis Villeneuve's stuff doesnt get you more views. In my mind he's one of the most talented living directors we've got. This, Dune, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049 all so masterfully crafted.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Nolan level director but different style

[@AR0629.]

Prisoners

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Have you seen his previous movies Prisoners, Enemy and Polytechnique? They are all fantastic as well.

[@Shiny7054]

@@CyberBeep_kenshi Honestly, I think he's a far better director than Nolan. Not just different. Better. Nolan's films are often founded on outlandish premises which then settle into recognisable tropes while I think Villeneuve goes with his stuff. He's also more varied in the kinds of films he makes. Like, I can't imagine Nolan doing some Prisoners or Enemy. Nolan is very good director, but Villeneuve is definitely a step up

[@ThroughTheStacks]

Without question.

[@theonlyconformist]

Ciudad Juarez was extremely violent from 2007 to 2013 or so. This movie came around 2015 when the worst of it was over. For instance, the homicide rate during 2007-2013 was around 3,700 per 100,000, now it's about 130-140 per 100,000. Some people in Juarez, like the mayor, were mad about this movie because they'd worked so hard to bring the violence down. It still has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, but it has significantly improved. I went there in 2019 and it was kind of strange. I'm not from Texas so border communities were new to me. People there don't seem to talk to people they don't know for any longer than is necessary, and it's probably because they don't know who they are connected to. Every social interaction I had was brief and cold. Most of the time they wouldn't speak back to me, just nod and take my money when I bought things. Other parts of Mexico are much nicer and it's my favorite country to visit. Guadalajara, Mexico City, Mérida, Bacalar. It's a beautiful place but it has some pockets where there are some very serious problems due to cartel violence, and it's very sad.

[@fakecubed]

The cartels have taken over. Homicide is down because there's nobody opposing them anymore.

[@lutherandross3165]

Being a Texan, you are correct in regards to the murder rate and general crime rates in Juarez and this also extends to El Paso as well. However, the “they have worked very hard” part lacks the proper context. Cartels are working very closely with city officials all along the border to ship both fentanyl and people over the border. Border crossings have become a billion $ industry in Mexico and hardly anyone crosses without paying a cartel first. The cartels are also working closely with Chinese “gangs” (likely Chinese intelligence agencies) in production and manufacturing of fentanyl in what appears to be an asymmetric and multi-faceted attempt to destabilize the US. Larger cities in Texas such as Houston and Dallas as well as the rest of the large cities in the United States are suffering the consequences of this cooperation. So, you’ll have to excuse me if I don’t give a rat f*ck whether or not city officials in Juarez got their little feelings hurt by this depiction. That cold shoulder you’re getting in border towns? It’s the same feeling you get in West Virginia when you go off the beaten trail and there’s meth labs in the vicinity.

[@fakecubed]

@@lutherandross3165 Well said.

[@602west2]

Guadalajara the city is very beautiful highly recommend but Jalisco the state is very violent.

[@brandonthesteele]

​@@lutherandross3165 "likely Chinese intelligence agencies" lol get the hell out of here

[@ADifferentVibe]

Denis, Roger Deakins, Taylor Sheridan (writer), and Jóhann Jóhannsson (composer) are a premium filmmaking team, hands down. Add in a stellar cast, this movie is nearly perfect. The fact it didn't win ANY Oscars is another travesty.

[@robland6804]

Part of what makes this movie great is the subversion of expectations. It starts as a typical PC Hollywood script, with a woman and POC as heroes, but they wind up being little bitches lol

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

RIP JJ. Way too soon to lose a man of that somber talent. A rare treasure, that man was.

[@robland6804]

Part of what makes this movie great is the subversion of expectations. It starts as a typical PC Hollywood script, with a woman and POC as heroes, but they wind up being little b****es lol

[@Kalashboy420]

as if you would want to win an oscar anyway, shits rigged to make the hollywood elite feel good about themselves.

[@Mike-ou8pd]

@@robland6804 Following the Rule of law makes one a bitch I see.

[@arik_dev]

I'm with Simone for the end discussion. I think Benicio's character reacted so violently towards Emily at the tunnel entrance not because she might kill him but because she might take away his chance for revenge. At the end of the movie, he no longer cared that she pointed a gun at him because he'd fulfilled his desire for revenge, and his life didn't mean anything to him anymore.

[@mintjulius275]

That was my take too

[@xbulelo]

Yeah - I felt that too. Phenomenal character.

[@sntxrrr]

Another amazing movie by Villeneuve. The whole 20-30 minute build-up to the action scene at the border crossing is a masterclass in building tension.

[@Brian-qn7fn]

The greatness of this movie is almost all due to Taylor Sheridan's writing.

[@P0lkoli]

@@Brian-qn7fn Villeneuve did an amazing job, the writing alone can't amount to a great movie

[@aphextwin5712]

@@P0lkoli A movie consists of many layers. A traditional theatre play mainly rests on the story, the dialogue and the delivery. A movie adds cinematography, a score, the editing, the cutting between scenes. Cinematography and score really add important layers with this film. How much the overall result relies on the overall vision of the director, on the producers that put the creative team together, on how well the team managed to work together, it’s hard for me to say. But when you see the same names in appearing in several outstanding movies, it probably means their contribution played a crucial role in the success.

[@danielp1080]

Love that scene at the border, wildly tense. And talk about ruthlessness, you know the 8 cartel guys in 2 cars were not expected to survive, just distract the US troops long enough for the cartel's border agent to get close enough to try and murder who he thought was the prisoner.

[@Sidraughen]

ikr it's one of my favorite scenes in any movie.

[@bobjork3345]

@@Sidraughen And of course it was a great advantage that the escort for the marshals that was doing the pick up in Juarez was Delta Force Guys from the Army Special Forces, not ordinary police. That was a nice little surprise for the cartel thugs who got blown away double quick

[@alansilvero]

There is also a third card with what I presume are spotters for the cartel guys, who either backed down or were unarmed.

[@brianmurphy8811]

Personally, her not shooting when he turned around immediately made me think of Verbal Kint from The Usual Suspects. "How do you shoot the Devil in the back? What if you miss?" That's the look I was reading from Del Toro there, not 'I'm done', it was 'Go ahead, pull the trigger, see what happens.'

[@extantsanity]

Also, if he'd reacted like he was scared, he could have triggered her trigger, like invoking a cat's instinct to chase a moving target. The fact that he stared her down was a power move, implying he was the predator, not her.

[@BusinessWolf1]

Well, luckily there's a lot more where that one came from

[@raccoons_finest]

@DarthVader-xb8gd Of course, since the death of his family, his life has consisted entirely of revenge. but in all honesty, she wouldn't have even hit him. she knew very well that she had no chance. Her character was just an „needed evil, an accessory“ anyway, as portrayed in the film. they needed an official for it to be "sanctioned," nothing more. she was really just a burden the whole movie

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Blunt and Del Toro had previously starred together in The Wolfman but as love interests. Their onscreen chemistry was very good so they replicated that in this movie but with a different vibe.

[@theviciouschickenofbristol4779]

The length of Del Toro's finger that dissappears into Jon Brenthal's ear is the most upsetting part of the movie.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

“I’m not going to skull-f you, just finger bang it a little.”

[@josephbassey1501]

How is that even torture Does it hurt or just upset you

[@xerex21212]

@@josephbassey1501 Burst his eardrum, probably hit his ossicles that control balance, may even have hit his auditory nerve. Nah not torture at all.

[@aniket8350]

@@josephbassey1501 try and tell brother

[@josephbassey1501]

@@aniket8350 want me to stick my own fingers in my holes You're gross dude Better if someone else does the honors

[@youngstar312]

One of my favorite movies of all time. It builds tension so well. I also love how the lines between the good guys and bad guys are kinda blurred. It just feels pretty realistic.

[@toms1313]

There are no good guys in this movie...

[@Heroo01]

@@toms1313 Kate's a bad guy? Her partner?

[@karlchandran4631]

Sicario represents the perfect mix of cerebral and visceral thrills.

[@charlie7mason]

That's such a great way to put it.

[@dec222]

That helicopter scene with the descending cellos just sends my stomach into my bowels every time. Such incredible filmmaking.

[@xbulelo]

Alejandro says “don’t ever point a gun at me again” but, at the end, when a gun is pointed at him, he does nothing but walk away. It could be that she reminds him of his daughter so he would never do such a thing but it could also mean that he welcomes death now that his revenge is complete. Benicio Del Toro is a phenomenal actor & I loved your reaction (as always). ♥️

[@moose2577]

Taylor Sheridan writes AMAZING movies! You gotta check out Hell or High Water, and Wind River.

[@cz75fanatic]

Hell or High Water has a really sad and final chapter. That movie hit hard at the end.

[@WoWGirl6]

I second this. Both excellent stories. I loved Wind River

[@BFlyer]

Hell or high water and wind river are also fantastic. From the same writer, his neo western trilogy.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

This is how the cartels work, how they make bodies disappear , it’s so disturbing but a reality of today. Fun fact; the border scene and the previous organizing the operation, the “Delta” guys are actually active duty Navy SEALs that were stationed in Texas at the facility being scouted for the movie when the director asked if they would be in the movie becasue he loved how they were dressed (as seen in the border scene) they got permission from the Navy and were told by director to dress and act , maneuver exactly how they would in the scenario. Makes those scenes so much cooler knowing actual navy SEALs are then”actors.

[@germt5352]

33:28"where do you think we learn it from-CIA, FBI, Navy Seal, Delta Force, DEA

[@joerafferty3248]

I saw this film when it first came out in 2015 and every time I've re-watched it since then, I feel like I only saw it yesterday. After seven years this film is still that fresh in my mind.

[@Tigermania]

The intensity in this movie is superb. The border shootout and the dining table scenes where the reactions I was waiting for. Taylor Sheridan wrote this movie, also check his other films Sicario: Day of the Soldado(2018), Hell or High Water(2016) and Wind River(2017) for more good complex taught / edgy stories.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Hell or High Water is amazing.

[@stevenhenry9605]

Hell or High Water is SO good.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

I’m just trying to be helpful, not being a dick: it’s taut, not taught in this case. I’m pretty sure you already knew this and it was either an autocorrect error or a simple oversight. Anyway, hth. And I agree, the script was a big part of why this movie is great. It has good bones. I like how the border crossing shootout was told so economically. After all the buildup it starts quickly and is over just as quickly. A more formulaic movie would milk the action more. Taut is exactly the right word for the script and its pacing.

[@Madbandit77]

He's also a prolific TV producer with Yellowstone, 1883 and the upcoming Tulsa King.

[@Madbandit77]

@@stevenhenry9605 Yup. Has a Sam Peckinpah vibe about it.

[@itsrickus3582]

So many good scenes throughout, but that intense final confrontation at the dinner table with the whole family of the kingpin there is one of the best scenes I've ever watched. Not sure if you guys have seen 'Good Time' or 'A Place Beyond the Pines', but they're incredible also. Great reaction!

[@o0pinkdino0o]

The scene that does me in is the "welcome to Juarez" drive where they see the bodies hanging from the bridge. That lives in my head.

[@jobbo_]

I saw this on one of those cinema trips where you don't plan what to see, you just walk in and pick something. I was gripped and I came out absolutely loving this film, though I didn't pay much attention to who the director was. Only a couple of years afterwards I was seeing all the hype about a Blade Runner sequel being directed by Denis Villeneuve, and when I looked up his work I was delighted to see that he had directed Sicario as well... Sicario, BR2049 and now Dune (2021) have become some of my all time favourites. Villeneuve is an incredible director.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

I went to watch Sicario at the theater because he had just been announced as the director of the Blade Runner sequel, so i wanted to know what kind of director he is. Came out of the theater knowing for certain the BR was in very good hands. Then i checked out dome of his older movies on video - Prisoners, Enemy, Polytechnique - which only confirmed my good hopes for Villeneuve's work for BR2049. And then Blade Runner 2049 came out and surpassed even my most optimistic hopes.

[@fakecubed]

Have you not seen Arrival yet? Make that a priority.

[@jobbo_]

@@fakecubed Yeah! it's great! And also Prisoners... he doesn't seem to be able to make a bad film. Amazing stuff

[@explody7836]

Del Toro's performance in this was absolutely amazing.

[@extantsanity]

I love how strong Kate is as a character without being physically OP. She's trained in combat and has been "kicking in doors" as they said, but she's physically outmatched when she wrestles with men. That really adds not just to the realism, but the desperation of the story and sympathy you have for her as a person, to know you're always losing against these monsters. It's both humanizing and terrifying at the same time, and infuses the story with a lot of angst that really benefits the experience.

[@joeberger3441]

She's also kind of an idiot..she should've been relieved when her boss told her that she wasn't operating out of bounds. Knowing how bad the cartels are, she should've been thrilled to use unconventional tactics to get back at them.

[@LokRevenant]

It’s similar to Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs. She’s physically smaller and weaker than the men around her, but she’s more capable than all of them. She even gets one over on Hannibal.

[@JustForTheTunes]

@@joeberger3441 I mean sure, if you want the entire point of her character to be gone lmao. The movie makes it pretty clear that there are no "good guys," it doesn't side with Matt or Alejandro any more than it does the cartels. Arguing that it was unambiguously good to use unconventional tactics against the cartel is missing the entire point of the movie: there is nothing BUT ambiguity here. You can make the argument that it's a net positive (I might be inclined to agree), but not without addressing the very reasonable and sincere doubts of Kate's character. This movie would have no depth without Kate, and any defense of anti-cartel extralegal action is infantile without openly addressing the views of her character.

[@lilscenechick1995]

@@joeberger3441I’m not opposed to violence against evil like the cartels, but Kate’s entire character is about LAWFUL action. That’s why she was chosen. If she behaved much differently, then she wasn’t fulfilling her purpose.

[@joeberger3441]

@@lilscenechick1995 none of what they were doing was unlawful . Her character was completely unrealistic and out of place. FBI goes overseas all the time

[@jankydisplay]

I love the scenes of the family throughout the movie before the reveal. Shows how regular folks get caught up in this world and affects everyone. I from Texas, and I can tell you Juarez is one of the most dangerous places in the world. That’s for real

[@Cheers_Mcgee]

!!!!!!!!!!!So glad you guys reacted to this! Now Hell or High Water and Wind River is a Must!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@moviebliss3893]

An amazingly made thriller, I definitely recommend watching the second one. Great storytelling.

[@tonythebubble3703]

Watch Wind River also, same writer. Also has some incredibly tense moments that come out of nowhere. Very sad story. Both great movies.

[@angelagraves865]

Jon Bernthal is also in The Accountant (2016) with Ben Stiller and John Lithgow. It's a great action movie.

[@moose2577]

Ben Affleck... I love your typo though. 🤣

[@angelagraves865]

@@moose2577 Doh!! 🤣

[@jeromym5124]

'Weapons free' is basically you're free to murder at will. ROE or Rules Of Engagement are usually discussed in a prior briefing and detail the rules of who, when you can shoot. Most commonly it's only when fired upon and only against armed combatants. Hence the gravitas of Kates reaction when its said.

[@zach1972]

Weapons free is not free to murder at will, it's free to shoot at will, more than likely because you're in a non-permissive environment with bad guys on all sides

[@jeromym5124]

@@zach1972 Semantics, free to use whichever weapon or tool required to engage enemy combatants without waiting to be attacked first. Same-same. Shooting, maiming or killing unprovoked is murder, being that it's a firearm has no bearing.

[@joeberger3441]

@@jeromym5124 i don't think it's murder in a wartime situation which is pretty much what that was. Cartels are enemy of the state just like terrorists.

[@jeromym5124]

@@joeberger3441 By definition, you're right. Since in combat it's lawful. Murder wasn't the right word to choose.

[@iluvyummywaffles]

One of my favorite movies. Another great movie is Wind River (written and Directed by Taylor Sheridan) who also wrote Sicario.

[@Rian-zf7ye]

It doesn’t happen every video, but occasionally George will make a Stormlight Archive reference. And I love it every time.

[@young_ricky]

SO stoked y'all ended up watching this, definitely one of my favorite movies of the last decade. The sequel to this is surprisingly good too-different director and a shift in pacing/tone but a much deeper dive into Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin's characters, which is exactly what I wanted as soon as this movie ended.

[@ranger-1214]

One of my favorite movies. Now I hope it's not long before you follow it up with "Sicario - Day of the Soldado" as Josh and Benicio continue their war against the cartels.

[@BusinessWolf1]

nonononono the movie was not a sequel. it was an alternate version of this one.

[@darkseid6089]

@@BusinessWolf1 No, its a sequel

[@Dawsinderu]

Awesome movie

[@bazil83]

Photographed by Roger Deakins, the absolute godfather of cinematography. The music is by Jóhann Jóhannsson, who tragically died in 2018, but his score is absolutely outstanding. ❤

[@flakeyjay]

Loved how Simone's eyes where wide the whole movie, like she could not believe what she was seeing. Great reaction and can wait for Sicario 2 more of Del Toro greatness.

[@CapnLubeHandles]

Yo. This and the sequel are underrated as hell. Glad to see you guys reacting to it. Del Toro absolutely kills it in this movie

[@onemuststand7353]

This first one is for the most part underrated. The second one is rated as it should be. It was an "okay" movie compared to this first movie.

[@justinhearst]

The sequel isn't as good. I get what it was trying to establish but I don't think the execution was great later on.

[@CapnLubeHandles]

@@justinhearst i can agree with that. Its a huge turn from the 1st, but del toro still kills it. 1st one is an incredible film, 2nd film is a good watch.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

@@justinhearst I have still not seen the sequel. By execution, do you mean how they told the story? Because the first is as much a psychological thriller as it is an action movie. There is great depth that develops before and after the shoot outs. Most of the movie is from Kate’s POV. The shift to Alejandro’s POV isn’t jarring, despite the sudden shift where Alejandro literally removes her from the story so his story can unfold. She can’t follow where he is going. It’s a neat trick accomplished by Benicio Del Toro’s amazing acting before the transition. It’s great storytelling via the script, the direction, and especially the performances from a great cast. My impression from watching clips is that the second movie is more action oriented. There are cool and exciting action sequences, “shoot-em ups”, and (I assume) less psychological development. Is this a correct impression? I’m sure there is still a story there, competently told.

[@stobe187]

the sequel isn't really up to the standards set by this film IMO

[@graybabyoracle]

This is still the Denis Villeneuve movie that got into me the most. So unsettling, so tense, and it's not like his other outings are lacking at all. When people mention liking one of his other movies, I have to ask, "Did you watch Sicario?"

[@seanbrown6796]

You guys should watch Prisoners. IMO Villeneuve's best film.

[@NathanJasper]

Seconded!

[@bicranium7198]

One of the most emotionally exhausting movies ever made. It's incredible.

[@Panurus_biarmicus]

yes but also, Enemy

[@joshuaortiz2031]

ugh that shit was on Hulu for a good while and I never got around to seeing it before they took it off

[@thegunslinger1363]

Absolutely!

[@JoshDeCoster]

RIP to Johann Johannsson, the great composer of this legendary soundtrack

[@CraigKostelecky]

Did Johann Johannsson have a son before he died?

[@JoshDeCoster]

@@CraigKostelecky he has a daughter!

[@thegunslinger1363]

Denis Villeneuve is one of the best film makers today. You should definitely check out Prisoners.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Will Simone and George survive?

[@NickPR87]

I met Benicio a while ago when he came to my middle school in Puerto Rico (his home country as well) to meet with some students one summer. Sweetheart of a guy and while I barely knew who he was back then, I became a fan for life. He very rarely takes a role that's a miss, he's amazing in Things We Lost In The Fire!

[@bintanghafanszah8434]

this movie deserves more recognition

[@TJMiton]

The border crossing scene near the start is the best build up of tension scene you'll find anywhere. brilliant build up with just a few seconds of action but thats all it needs.

[@Hauns91]

One of the best movies ever made. Please, if you watch the second one don't go in comparing it to this one. They're both amazing action thrillers.

[@shaderunner8220]

This is one of my favourite movies ever. Both in terms of quality, and subject matter. The acting and directing was superb. And the way the story is revealed is marvelous.

[@justintuisamoa4191]

One of my favorite movies

[@robovike]

One of the many things I love about this movie is how it ends. Most films of this type would be the final gun battle with the villain downed and the victors receiving their commendations for service, but with this one it ends with the poor people who have to live with and in the midst of the continuing violence and crime that was not eradicated or cured with the death of the big bad, it just goes on and on and they have to do their best to keep their heads down. Great photography and score in this one.

[@calibre97]

I know everything that's going to happen in this having seen in many times. And yet, rewatching it with you two, it's just as tense again. Every. Damn. Time. The sequel is not quite as tense, being retread ground, but it's also really, really good. Watch that soon.

[@evelynroadmedia9415]

I am so glade you picked this film, it is one of my favourites in the last ten years, good job.

[@shainewhite2781]

One of the greatest action crime thriller movies ever made!

[@johnbernhardtsen3008]

at first I thought the border crossing was intense, then I saw the bottleneck scene and had to rewind and get another beer for the 2nd watch!

[@MarcosElMalo2]

More thriller than actioner, no? The action scenes are told with great economy. Everything happens suddenly and is over just as suddenly. An action movie would milk the action and have longer shootouts.

[@justincalhoun7062]

There was nothing like having my roommate put this on & me having NO IDEA what it was. The oppressive, dark vibe is just so good. One of my absolute faves.

[@juancolorado9577]

You should react to the rest of the frontier trilogy (not a true trilogy), this movie, hell or high water, and wind river. The only connections are that the themes are similar, they are written by the same person and all are great films

[@Quzga]

Woah I literally just recommended this to a friend today, one of my all time favorites. Glad to see your reaction to this

[@redmatador7595]

One of the best/most interesting 'action'/thriller movies of the last decade. The sequel is worth a watch too.

[@redmatador7595]

Also: that one bar WIFI remark hit me in the feels....watching this on a struggling hijacked shopping mall WIFI connection because my router broke 😂 (I've been subbed for a while tho!)

[@dermotmcdermott6890]

I live in a high desert and we have some of the most beautiful sunrises/sunsets. Most of the time the climate is extreme one way or the other so not ideal to live in, but amazing to visit.

[@got2bjosh]

Sicario was a grittier hit with action, so it should do better than Arrival. It's Chthonic, retributive justice. Alejandro's family was killed, so he killed the boss who ordered it and his family in return. If he hadn't, the sons would've retaliated and the Oresteian cycle of personal retributions would continue. Per Simone's earlier comments, Benicio del Toro is so beautiful in Excess Baggage (1997) and does a great job in Snatch (2000). Love how Emily Blunt lowers her voice for this role. Victor Garber is great in Alias (2000-2005).

[@somemistakes6091]

Perfect timing dropping this the day after Modern Warfare 2 campaign drops, it had heavy Sicario vibes…loved them both

[@JohnPaul-ux4kp]

Sicario 2 is a must and also Wind River. You will not regret Wind River at all.

[@keenanbartlome8153]

big vote for wind river, even more intense than sicario if thats possible. also hell or high water is another masterpiece from Sheridan.

[@duncanbelford6390]

Yes Wind River is massively underrated. Amazing movie

[@adrianowen476]

Wind River is intense

[@Hakkar6993]

So few reactors ever react to Wind River, but it's a masterpiece of a movie. Incredible.

[@insanitypepper1740]

You have to check out part 2. The evolution of Benecio and Brolin's characters are fascinating.

[@CedricBassman]

I still don't get why Part 2 was so heavily criticized, by some elected few, because it gave us a heavy focus on the Girl and how she experiences everything around her, when this Movie did exactly the same.

[@ComradeCommissarYuri]

@@CedricBassman it wasn’t exactly a part 2 though was it.. as they when that was released they had 2 versions so why not release both

[@folkblues4u]

Great flick! The sequel is amazing too! Hope to see you guys react to that soon.

[@cendererol]

This movie is superb! Every single character is well written and greatly acted! So many beautiful details and awesome soundtracks!

[@avir2742]

When Simone said "ominous tones" it reminds of the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall. It has a great line about ominous tones in movies and TV.

[@mradriankool]

The ramping up of the tension in the border drive is amazing

[@zmarko]

It's weird, when I first saw this movie when it came out, I didn't care for it. But in 2019 I gave it a 2nd watch and f*cking loved it. Really looking forward to what you think of this.

[@billysturgeon8616]

This movie was written by Taylor Sheridan. It is one of Three that he wrote that are considered modern day westerns. The other two are Wind River and Hell or high water. Since then, Taylor has created the Yellowstone t.v. show and two Prequels for it (1883 and 1923) with a spin off to Yellowstone called 6666 on the way. Taylor also created the t.v. show Mayor of Kingstown. Check them out.

[@chrisclay5406]

This movie is one of my favorites, made in my home state, by my favorite director, and is undeniably the most terrifying realistic movies.

[@artemus80j.4]

What I love about Emily Blunt character is this movie is that she is an Observer kind of like Martin Sheen's character as Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now.

[@joaosantos5503]

Probably the best director working today tbh. Right up there with David Fincher, I feel.

[@granthoover9045]

Absolutely. I was so bummed 2049 didn’t do well at the box office but glad to see Dune was so well received. I think 2049 might end up being his best.

[@granthoover9045]

@@TheJerbol yeah, they should’ve called it BR 2049 or just 2049. I think people may have thought the original was required reading and the people who saw the first and didn’t like it wouldn’t like 2049. I think it absolutely still works as a standalone movie. Maybe would’ve done better if marketed in that way. Either way it’s already a cult classic I’m sure will continue to earn revenue like 2001 and other slow burn cult classics do.

[@joaosantos5503]

@@granthoover9045 Did you watch Incendies? I kept hearing about it and gave it a go and my god, what a masterpiece. That ending has got to be one of the best things I've seen in cinema. Denis just can't make a bad movie lol.

[@silent-trouble]

One of the big (western) talents for sure. The best? Probably not. I just hope he wont gravitate to more and more commercial projects. Dune was already close to a step too far for me.

[@joaosantos5503]

@@silent-trouble Yeah I feel ya. Dune itself isn't the issue, but rather what he did with it. It just didn't hit as hard as his other projects. My main gripe with it was that it should've been a film directed as a single story, even with a sequel. Or rather, the whole experience should've been contained, but it was done as a half of something, rather than a film with a beginning, middle, and end. LotR, for example, did that well, I feel. Each film in the trilogy feels like its own story. Whereas Dune part one just felt incomplete. Does that make sense? idk how else to put it tbh. Like, every film of his has a climactic conclusion, a catharsis or whatever. Dune didn't.

[@suflanker45]

FYI the agent with the nerd glasses riding in the SUV with Blunt and Del Toro is played by Jeffrey Donovan who had played betrayed CIA agent Michael Westin in the TV series Burn Notice that ran from 2007 to 2013. It was a great series go check it out, Bruce Campbell is also in it.

[@shaunfeezy]

For the record, I effin love this movie! Rewatched it multiple times! The sequel is good too. Thanks for reacting to this masterpiece

[@Metamorfeus]

Re: George's frequent mentions of the drum beat… according to the DVD commentary, Villeneuve and his frequent music collaborator (the late Jóhann Jóhannsson) set out to create a sound that was the "Heartbeat of the Desert"

[@stathissdz2125]

A first class cast meets a first class director. Flawless!

[@Kintabl]

And Taylor Sharidan as a writer.

[@Brian-qn7fn]

The greatness of this movie is almost all due to Taylor Sheridan's writing

[@thamoose2179]

Tyler Sheridan is one of my favorite crime thriller writers and has turned into a great Director/Producer himself... Check out the two other movies he wrote and directed, "Hell or High Water" and "Wind River". Wind River blew me away!!!

[@brianstephenson8201]

Wind River is phenomenal. Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner are great in it.

[@elnopalero4691]

I don’t know if subscribing helps cuz I always search YALL up. Love the reactions. Even if it doesn’t add anything im sure it just means people tend to watch more when subscribed ! Will do it now and thumbs up every time !

[@k333rl]

love this movie. another one that kind of plays on this same stuff is 'End of Watch'

[@Hakkar6993]

Please watch Wind River now that you've seen Sicario! Written and directed by the writer of Sicario. It's an incredible movie.

[@eldueno6593]

Wind River and Hell or High Water. Finishing of the writer's 3 big movies.

[@daveram7775]

You both DEFINETELY make the very best movie reactions! Keep on the good work. Greetings from Kassel, germany

[@thunderstruck5484]

Del Toro played a great role in “Traffic “ 2000” excellent movie I highly recommend thanks

[@roadrunner3100]

This film is nearly flawless. The beginning is one of the most grisly I've seen outside of a horror movie, but also fascinating. I have this on blu-ray and the tension never wains even after repeated viewings. Thanks so much for reacting to this.

[@khwezipraschma4204]

I did not expect this but im very glad more people are getting to know this movie exists. denis is just the most amazing director

[@Jumpman67]

You can thank Roger Deakins for the stunning visuals. He's the cinematographer for this, Blade Runner 2049, 1917, Skyfall, Prisoners, True grit, No country for old Men, Fargo, the big lebowski, The shawshank Redemption and others.

[@carl32]

One of the more interesting details that a lot of people miss is that del Toro's character wasn't waterboarding that guy. The last shot in that scene, when you're hearing him struggling, purposefully shows the drain in the ground with no water running into it and the jug of water still sitting there next to it. If they had just cut away, then sure, you could assume that they're waterboarding him. But for them to deliberately show that? Seems like they were doing something even worse to him, but leave it up to your imagination to decide what that is.

[@ILoveGrilledCheese]

That scene at the border crossing is a master class in film making.

[@martinbraun1211]

Please watch the STAR TREK movies. 🖖

[@meganega123]

TV series first 😁

[@martinbraun1211]

maybe: top ten Classic episodes = Star Trek 1 to 6 = top ten "The Next Generation" episodes = Star Trek 7 to 10 = the three J.J. Abrams Star Trek movies

[@martinbraun1211]

@@thorguff "Never give up, never surrender!" ✌️😊

[@davidgermain]

the pacing of this film is really special, it's slow steady relentless and full of menace. great film

[@tomasjallen]

I love how Simone is so totally invested in the movie that she several times only replies with an absent minded "uh-huh" 😄

[@DravenMercer]

The "fireworks" scene is so crazy because it's true. I remember sitting at a truck stop in El Paso at the border and hearing gunfire from Juarez. No explosions from my experience, but tracer rounds from automatic weapons. It truly does feel like a completely different planet or something sometimes.

[@Brian-qn7fn]

The greatness of this movie is almost all due to Taylor Sheridan's writing. You should watch "Hell or High Water" and "Wind River".

[@VonRichtburg]

The soundtrack makes the atmosphere of the movie feel so dense and "unbreathable".

[@Fordo007]

I have a hard time feeling sympathy for the Cartel people here... the stuff they do disqualifies them from being a member of the human race.

[@fakecubed]

I saw Arrival before this, but this is the film that made me really appreciate Villeneuve as a director. I hope you watch and react to the sequel soon.

[@kaladinstormblessed8470]

Denis Villeneuve is such an incredible director

[@HeyItzJD]

I thought it was a nice coincidence that Del Toro played the Wolfman years before this, and in Sicario is the ultimate wolf in a land of wolves.

[@waterbeauty85]

I remember a Mexican ex-cop said that the first job he had to do as a cop was using bolt cutters to cut the chains off of some bodies that were hanging from a bridge. He said that one of the veteran cops told him the cartel that did it was being merciful, and when he asked "How is this merciful?" the vet said "They're letting the families have the bodies to mourn over."

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤️

[@PurushaDesa]

I fell in love with Victor Garber in _Alias_ as Jennifer Garner's dad. He consistently gave the best performance on that show.