The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro. A great movie so far, love it!!! Deep - Dark and realistic I really, REALLY wanted to like this movie. I loved the first one…<br/><br/>But I just finished watching it a couple of hours ago, and the more I ponder it, the more I realize it simply wasn't very good at all.<br/><br/>This film was littered with plot holes, implausible twists, and vague direction. Honestly, it absolutely reeked of lazy writing. It was like they were counting on making money just by drawing in fans of the first "Sicario". Even the motives of the main characters, laser focused in the first film, were about as clear as mud in this second iteration.<br/><br/>I cannot say much more without risking spoilers, but suffice to say I do not recommend this movie. I am genuinely disappointed, as this was a film I was looking forward to after really liking the first one. If the producers made a lazy effort knowing they would still cash in after the success of the first film, I guess it worked on me.<br/><br/>***Edit*** I have written quite a few IMDB reviews, and with this film it certainly appears there is an organized effort to down-vote negative reviews, and up-vote positive ones. With the new IMDB review structure, this quite effectively buries any critical reviews of this film. They cannot even be seen without investing quite a lot of time and effort. I find that very troublesome, and completely counter to the purpose of "user" reviews. All the human strife, all the political squabbling, comes across like an excuse to be “badass” but high-minded about it. The film’s shootouts are “cool” but lack anything resembling a meaningful perspective, so when the characters talk about the political rationales for their violence, it rings hollow. And when the bullets fly, nothing else seems like it ever mattered.
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