As the war on drugs escalates, their mission takes a dark turn.
Should You Watch ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’?
Day of the Soldadoisnt a bad movie in that its well-crafted and well-acted, but its also deeply disappointing.
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That darkness and bloodshed was the effective setting of the first movie, but its not the endpoint.
Its the beginning for where his protagonist goes.
Ultimately,Sicario: Day of the Soldadoends up drowning in the darkness it hopes to navigate.
In Sicario: Day of the Soldado, FBI agent Matt Graver joins forces with assassin Alejandro Gillick when a the war between drug cartels along the US-Mexico border reaches a tipping point. Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin reprise their roles from Denis Villeneuve’s first movie, but Stefano Sollima replaces the original movie’s director.
