SICARIO | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION! 

Denis Villenueve is one of the handful of modern directors who really know how to balance genre entertainment with artistic merit that is palatable for mass audiences. He's a hell of a filmmaker, and I HIGHLY recommend his early work like Polytechnique and Incendies.

6:34 I remember Ed Calderon said that the first task given to him as a cop in Mexico was using bolt cutters to cut the chains the chains on some bodies that a cartel had left hanging from a bridge. One of the veteran cops told him the cartel was being merciful, and when Calderon asked "How is THIS merciful?" the veteran told him "They're letting the families have to bodies to grieve over." It was an eye openingly different perspective.

Mary not recognizing "the guy with the kid" was the officer was the high point of this for me, I don't know why but it cracked me up. You should add Hell or High Water to your list Mary.

The last 5 minutes of the film is what the story is all about. The good guys take down the bad guy. The family carries on with their lives minus a father and husband. The shots ring out in the background, nothing has changed and the game goes on. It's about the futility of the drug war but it's hidden inside an action thriller.

It's a damn shame so many people slept on this while it was in theaters (myself included), its so good!

In the scene where Emily Blunt’s character is shot, Benicio del Toro shot her in the ceramic insert in her body armor. Not necessarily deadly, but sort of the equivalent of being hit in the chest with a sledgehammer.

Such a great movie. Hard hitting. Emily’s performance is pretty incredible! Sadly the follow up had a major fall off for me but this one is exceptional.

The cop killed at the end was the the father of the poor family the showed throughout the movie.

the walking dead music when we see Jon Bernthal actually killed me :D

One of the best action crime thriller movies ever made!

The "order" aspect of this movie is pretty realistic as there has been a ton of evidence suggesting both the US and Mexican governments favored Medellin and Sinaloa up until around 2010. Hard to claim things got better when Mexico started picking apart the cartel, only resulted in even more extreme cartels like CJNG growing in power to start fighting for all of Sinaloa's territories.

Before I even watch this..... Mary "I'm in the mood for that type of movie!" Me - first 10 minutes, she will have lost that feeling!

Nicely added Walking Dead theme song, when Jon Bernthal first came into scene.

This movie, and "A Man on Fire" are a great pairing 😉

24:34 This shot was 100% filmed outside. That’s a real sunset you’re seeing. Cinematography by the great Roger Deakins, B.S.C. (British Society of Cinematographers).

The writer, Taylor Sheridan, has written two other incredible films in this style: Hell or High Water and Wind River. You HAVE to watch them!

For a similar genre film check out Traffic from 2000. Michael Douglas, Benicio del Toro, Don Cheadle. Excellent film, worth your time.

Josh Brolin is the big brother in The Goonies and the main character in Thrashin'.

Bullet Proof Vests _can_ stop the bullets themselves, but it can’t stop *all* of that kinetic energy, so they can still cause bruising or skin tearing. It’s kinda like getting punched by a professional boxer, so it’s no wonder she lost her breath.

My family lives in El Paso, you can see Juarez from my grandmas porch.

5:28 Nice moment of you getting scared after her getting scared by him being scared. It almost scared me :D

The rudeness. That's kind of typical for this line of work. Also in the military.

"In the mood for darkness"? Wish granted! If you're ever in the mood for something even DARKER and just as haunting and morally ambiguous, Villeneuve’s "Incendies" is it... (though if you haven’t seen his "Prisoners" yet, that's also in a similar vein...)

The amazing twilight sunset scene as they head for the tunnels was filmed outside but was adjusted to darken it. There are pictures of the real shoot and it's earlier in the evening. :)

In the intro you mentioned the cast but the director is also who should be looking at. Denis Villeneuve. Also Roger Deakins is the cinematographer. Familiarize yourself with those names.

The kid at the end, his dad was the cop that was shot at the end by Alejandro. So now they show the kid looking at his dad’s empty bed and his mom then having to take him to the soccer game instead of his dad. Then they hear the gunshots in the city and reflect on the ongoing violence that took his dad away. Who was working for the cartel, wether by threat of violence to the family or just for the money. Great reaction as always.

I'm from El Paso, and everything they show in this film is accurate. Back in the day when it was really bad you could hear the gunshots in Juarez from El Paso's downtown. Juarez is literally only 200 meters from El Paso in some places. The violence didn't cross over to our side for the most part, it was not worth it to the cartel. They could buy about 90% of law enforcement in Mexico, mostly because to them making money was better than gettting killed. That would not happen in the states as much as we have many protections for people who turn in evidence, in Mexico not as much. I loved watching your reaction to this.

5:36 For those outside the US who don’t know - El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico are neighboring cities

You are right by saying things that happen in the movie are a real thing,in mexico we are all desensibilised by all the violence, yesterday going to work somebody got excecuted in his car a block away from my work and the street was closed for a pair of hours

The screenplay (as well as the screenplay for the sequel, SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO (2018) was written by Taylor Sheridan, who is also responsible for the movies HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016), WIND RIVER (2017), WITHOUT REMORSE (2021) and THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD (2021), as well as the hit television series Yellowstone (2018-present), Mayor of Kingstown (2021-present), 1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story (2021-2022), Tulsa King (2022-present), 1923 (2022-present), Lioness: Special Ops (2023), Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023), and has several other series (mostly related to Yellowstone) being planned now.

I mean, Mary you can find on RU-vid video of recent years, even 2023, of how life is in Mexico, with Cartel fighting government army on the street. It's crazy and unreal. This movie if anything water down what is actually taking place in Mexico since the late 60s to today. You should 100% watch the show Narcos.

There’s another movie called “Traffic” from 2000, Benicio plays a great role in that also, I believe you would enjoy it , thanks

I saw this in theaters with my dad and my palms were profusely sweating during the Juarez scene

Silvio, the crooked cop Alejandro killed, was the kids father who played football.

Yeah, the shootout scene at highway also got me like "Godnondeju, zeg jeezus. Wat een scene, erg rauw en direkt"

lolol... "did he shoot her in the place where he knew it would be caught by the thing.. ?" yes. yes he did. : )

I thought I was the only late one to see this. Definitely one of my new favorites!

You just can't go wrong with a movie by Denis Villenueve.

There is a really good book called "Murder City" all about Ciudad Juarez .Its grim reading .

The cartel makes Hannibal Lecter look like a saint

i loved the Walking Dead music at 18:47, when they show jon 😆

LMAO HOW DO MISS THAT THE COP AT THE END IS THE DAD???

Smoking and alcohol are the exact coping mechanisms for this job lol

10:33- That's good. It's when you "ACTUALLY DO have the stomach for this" that's when you have to worry for your soul. It's good that this bothers you. 30:52- Exactly. It IS personal. TO ME!!!

This is my favourite suspense movie ever.

I knew I had to watch this the instant I saw it! Denis Villeneuve did a great job on this one, it definitely has his style and I think you'd love his other movies, even the older stuff, I definitely recommend Incendies if you want another deep experience. In this one I could tell you'd be surprised by the violent moments, especially around the start but the whole movie does a great job at creating suspense and at keeping you wondering certain things, exactly like the character of Emily Blunt. All in all, thanks for this reaction! Hope you watch the sequel too even if it's not quite the same.

Alexandro graduated from the Vito Coleone School of Business.

What I think is the saddest thing about this movie is the fact they allowed them to shoot it in Mexico City, using real Mexican Federal Police as extras, is it feels a bit like a cry for help from the Mexican government - also related fun fact the used real US SF operators for those later scenes, which is why it looks pretty real (there's some debate if they were Delta or SEALS).. It's the first part in a thematic trilogy of movies, with Hell or High Water second and Wind River third - they're all different, but the theme is similar, and they're all very very good. Taylor Sheridan is one of those once in a generation writers that pops up almost out of nowhere but as a long-time actor has a lot of friends in the industry and can put a movie like this (and the follow-ups) together almost out of nowhere. I think a lot of people miss it but I've seen this movie a bunch and I'm almost certain there's an extent to which Alejandro wants Kate to shoot him at the end, like he's had enough or something - I'd love to corner Taylor Sheridan and ask him because you know he knows. Jóhann Jóhannsson, I'd have loved to have known where his movie soundtrack career would have gone after this, this and Arrival (which he also did the soundtrack for) have absolutely haunting scores that definitely enhance the movies massively and help build tension flawlessly.

greetings from el paso

Hey there, Mary. Your accent is adorable. 🤭🥰🥰 xxx

One of the best directors going.

for a more family friendly movie with Emily Blunt... The Devil Wears Prada (2006) should be a good one for the holidays 🍻

18:46 hilarious 😂

This movie was so good. I couldn't believe when they made a sequel to it that was so terrible.

Props to the editor for the coffee cup sounds. Lol creepy.

Please check out the unrated cut of “Savages” it’s kind of like this but with John Travolta and a love story

18:45 😂😂.. wtf.. smh.. 😄

The whole movie is great...but the music score is phenomenal! Great upload!

Great reaction, as always, Mary.

Masterfully done to edit in The Walking Dead theme at the first sight of Jon Bernthal. xD

you gotta check out wind river and hell or high water. Same writer with similar levels of intensity.

I would recommend you never investigate about this movie the things that goes on in the Mexican drug war will haunt your dreams it is worse than what most people could imagine

"i feel like she handles her stress in a particular way, like smoking and alcohol" thats america baby

New sub Mary. Keep up the great work.

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😊

Thanos was also the older bro in goonies😜

Great Movie Great Reaction.. I have been waiting for someone I like to watch this film. 1- you take the ending Dinner scene a lot better then some others for that ... cheers,,,,, 2_ You are more attractive and regal then 10 Emily Blunts. and I enjoy when you curse in your nature tongue Thanks for the video

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

If you haven’t seen Arrival yet, highly recommend!

"safe we are" girl, that's relative.

Josh Brolin. No Country for Old Men.

The duck quack was busy for this reaction.

Mary have you ever seen a show called narcos in my opinion it’s a very good crime show and it’s based on true story’s some parts of the show are faked for the show but mostly true story’s and each season is based on a new crime organization and there leaders and then there is narcos Mexico which will take you from Columbia to Mexico

This was a GREAT Reaction to one of MY Fav movies. Part 2 is IMO as good. I lived through gun battles and bombs, and YOU DO get used to it.

Prisoners is my favorite Denis Villenueve film. Check it out Mary! 😀

Great movie and reaction. Love the Walking Dead Easter Egg 😄

Arizona sunsets always look at least that good.

They don't carry machine guns lol...nobody does. They are simply either AR-15, M4 or M16 rifles all semi automatic.

This is a fantastic movie! LOVE Emily Blunt! 💘🥰💗 Her, Josh Brolin and Del Toro KILL IT in this movie!! 💪😎💪 LETS GOOOOOO!! 😁

Not being insensitive, but I think they need to make at least a good documentary on the Mormon American family who were massacred and the kid that survived, and then a movie about it. Reality is way more horrible than fiction.

32:01 “super against revenge.” I guess our opinions differ. If someone does something to my family, scorched earth is the way to go. I’m sick of seeing so much injustice in the world

Need to watch part two, it takes it further into the cartels.

This was such a hard-hitting movie, and your reactions are so genuine. You might also enjoy "Colombiana" starring Zoe Saldana and directed by the guy who did the two "Taken" sequels. There is also a Sicario sequel, but it's not as intense as this one. I like your taste in music: It's Chrisfavour, isn't it?

I would have done the same but took the man and throw him in there just like Negan said “leave you alive so you can stew on it”

check out the directors film "Enemy."

The acting, cinematography and action choreography in the sequel "Sicario: Day of the Soldato" are top notch, but the story is a bit weak in that it doesn't "earn" the dramatic way the characters change and develop. It leaves you with the impression that there was more material that went unused which would have made it feel less forced. It's still worth watching because Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin and Isabela Merced really are terrific. Also, I want to be able to comment on Mary's reaction video with the joke many people made when clips of the big combat scene in "Day of the Soldato" were released online: "Wow! This new season of Dora is MUCH more violent!" (because Isabela played the live action Dora The Explorer in "Dora and the Lost City of Gold" as well as being one of the voice actors for the animated character).

I hope you watch Man on Fire (2004). It's a great movie.

Hi Mary. Please react to Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman’s “Wag The Dog”, from 1997.

You should watch INCENDIES next it’s great!!!!

There’s a reason your safe and how good you have it. Tell it to the families of my brothers who defend your right to suck. We are the only nation on earth since Rome or the Mongols that come close.

This movie helps highlight why americans want a wall (stricter treatment of illegals as well).

This may be hard for you to understand or even agree with but Kate was the problem throughout the entire film. Over & over she’s told from her bosses, even the damn director of her FBI station. The rules have changed & if you think or feel you’re acting out of bounds, you’re not! He straight up tells her, the goal line has moved. Go along & learn. I get Kate wanting to do things by the book but that was the entire point of Josh Brolin’s character. He using tactics used by the CIA in other countries, on American soil to get the head of that particular Cartel’s Snake. The “legal & by the book way” of doing things, in regards to the Cartel’s is NOT working! Lastly, is it actually this bad at the Boarder? Well, I live in south Texas so let me tell ya, it’s much, much worse.

Directed by Denis Villenueve.

Si quieres ver una película igual de intensa e increíble te recomiendo la película "El infierno" de Luis Estrada. P.D. no confíe en el Google traductor. Así que escribí esto en español. Un saludo desde México

While I was in the Marine Corps I saw pieces of bodies. Even knowing stuff like that happens, NOTHING will prepare you to see it in real life. This movie is all too real in the premise

With ALIEN, and especially BLADE RUNNER (which blew everyone away when they first saw it), Ridley Scott had an enormous influence on later directors. And I see hints of those movies in so many that came after. He took the art of creating a cinematic background to a new, almost surrealistic, level (a feast for the eyes coming from every angle and detail of every scene).

Do all Denis Villeneuve's movies! Incredible director and filmmaker!

If you haven't yet, you should review Zero Dark Thirty

Please watch “the whale” Mary. You’ll love it

You see body it's common in Mexico you feels like you're in midevil times