Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.
What critics thought
A serviceable but divisive follow-up to Denis Villeneuve's original, Day of the Soldado earns credit for Stefano Solima's kinetic direction and the lead performances, but critics were sharply split over whether its stripped-down, Emily Blunt-free machismo reveals moral complexity or simply traffics in harmful stereotypes and xenophobic fantasy.
“Soldado may not be as masterful as Villeneuve's original, but it sets up a world of possibilities for elaborating on a complex conflict far too rich to be resolved in two hours.”
Peter Debruge·Variety
“So Sicario 2 is junk, but it's terrifically stylish junk. Director Stefano Solima has worked in Italian crime thrillers, and he brings run-and-gun humanity to this, suggesting complexities of border society where the first film defaulted to moody hellscapery”
Darren Franich·Entertainment Weekly
“Although she has enough teen-beat orneriness to kick both Matt's and Alejandro's butts, the movie doesn't let her.”
Stephanie Zacharek·Time
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Stefano SollimaDirector
Benicio del ToroAlejandro Gillick
Josh BrolinMatt Graver
Isabela MercedIsabel Reyes
Jeffrey DonovanSteve Forsing
Catherine KeenerCynthia Foards
Manuel Garcia-RulfoGallo
Matthew ModineSecretary of Defense James Riley
Shea WhighamAndy Wheeldon
Elijah RodriguezMiguel Hernandez
Howard Ferguson Jr.Troy
David CastañedaHector
Jacqueline TorresBlandina
Hildur GuðnadóttirComposer
Taylor SheridanWriter
Dariusz WolskiCinematographySicario: Day of the Soldado
Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.
What critics thought
A serviceable but divisive follow-up to Denis Villeneuve's original, Day of the Soldado earns credit for Stefano Solima's kinetic direction and the lead performances, but critics were sharply split over whether its stripped-down, Emily Blunt-free machismo reveals moral complexity or simply traffics in harmful stereotypes and xenophobic fantasy.
“Soldado may not be as masterful as Villeneuve's original, but it sets up a world of possibilities for elaborating on a complex conflict far too rich to be resolved in two hours.”
Peter Debruge·Variety
“So Sicario 2 is junk, but it's terrifically stylish junk. Director Stefano Solima has worked in Italian crime thrillers, and he brings run-and-gun humanity to this, suggesting complexities of border society where the first film defaulted to moody hellscapery”
Darren Franich·Entertainment Weekly
“Although she has enough teen-beat orneriness to kick both Matt's and Alejandro's butts, the movie doesn't let her.”
Stephanie Zacharek·Time
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Stefano SollimaDirectorBenicio del ToroAlejandro GillickJosh BrolinMatt GraverIsabela MercedIsabel ReyesJeffrey DonovanSteve ForsingCatherine KeenerCynthia FoardsManuel Garcia-RulfoGalloMatthew ModineSecretary of Defense James RileyShea WhighamAndy WheeldonElijah RodriguezMiguel HernandezHoward Ferguson Jr.TroyDavid CastañedaHectorJacqueline TorresBlandinaHildur GuðnadóttirComposerTaylor SheridanWriterDariusz WolskiCinematography