For many viewers, the most shocking elements of Sicario wasn’t the film’s violence or gore, but its bleak outlook on the war on drugs taking place both in the U.S. and Mexico, and its brutal treatment of its lead character, a naive agent played by Emily Blunt. Directed by Denis Villeneuve (who just got his first Oscar nomination for directing Arrival last year), from a screenplay by Taylor Sheridan, the film’s story seemed to be fairly shut and closed, with its pessimistic ending leaving a rather long-lasting impression. Which is probably why it was so surprising when Lionsgate announced that it would be releasing a sequel to the 2015 thriller, ...
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