When the US government decides to treat the Cartels that run the Mexican underworld as domestic terrorists, they hatch a plan to create chaos by starting a war between rivals overlords. In steps Alejandro and Matt as the government bad asses to get the job done.

A usual with these things, not all goes according to plan and as the problems escalate, the film loses a bit of focus. There is a kidnapping and then a moment of morality that changes the outcome for everyone. Things don’t really coalesce until the end of the last reel.

Border politics between the two neighbouring nations has always been a murky affair and Sicario: Day of the Soldado does its best to reflect that. With an ominous film score that is consistently unsettling and the changing dynamics of US policy in the film and world at large, things are on edge throughout. It’s a dark journey but one worth taking.

Rob Hudson
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In SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO, the series begins a new chapter. In the drug war, there are no rules – and when the US government begins to suspect that cartels have started trafficking terrorists across the US border, federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) calls on the mysterious Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), whose family was murdered by a cartel kingpin, to escalate the war in nefarious ways. Alejandro kidnaps the kingpin’s daughter to inflame the conflict – but when the girl is seen as collateral damage, her fate will come between the two men as they question everything they are fighting for.

The film stars Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner,  Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Catherine Keener. The film is directed by Stefano Sollima and written by Taylor Sheridan.

SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO releases in Australian cinemas today –  June 28th, 2018!
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