"Sicario" leaves much to ponder as to what is right or wrong; good and evil are sometimes one emotion, and killing even children in cold blood may be the right thing to do, or is it? The story-line in "Sicario," particularly the ending leaves it up to the viewer as to what should be done when it comes to killing or not killing.
Morally sound FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) is recruited by an off the wall government official, Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) to flush out one of the largest, if not the biggest cartel boss Fausto Alarcon. (Julio Cesar Cedillo). Graver's main counter part in seeking out Alarcon is the character Alejandro, brilliantly played by Benicio Del Toro. Is Alejandro simply a greedy hit-man working for whoever fattens his wallet the most or is his vengeance for Alarcon legit?
As many of us know, the Mexican cartel rakes in huge amounts of money via the drug trade. This movie points out that 20 percent of the population snorts cocaine and or speed. If nobody did drugs, the cartel business would be next to nothing as opposed to perhaps being the largest money maker in the world. Informing law enforcement about various cartel members could very well get you killed and or your loved ones and drug dealers who cut into the business of cartel members face the same fate; hence, nobody does drugs, senseless killings drop immensely.
This movie works because of the allure of big money. Vast cash and insane amounts of drugs can influence even the best of minds and corrupt even the most valiant men and women who work in law enforcement.
The movie is a bit lengthy and slow to get to the point, but it's a highly recommended one time watch; I give it a solid three stars.
