sfajacks83
Performances were on point and the story this time around felt fresh. I would have rated it higher, but certain plot points toward the end ventures into the "far fetched" territory.
sportsnut-66935
Soldado is a solid follow up to the original. With Emily Blunt's absense, Del Toro and Brolin get increased screen time, and they carry the movie on their soldiers. The opening sequences are intense and hard to watch, and it's the overwhelming intensity that makes this movie one heck of a ride.Sollima does a solid job doing a Villeneuve impersonation. There is very similar cinematography making this movie feel like the first one, however it's a very different movie. The suspense of particular scenes is on par if not greater than the original. The action is turned up in this one and more brutal. This makes the movie it's own movie. I don't understand a lot of the negative reviews. It's a solid movie in its own right. Some people feel liked the ending was stupid and ruined the movie and too me, the ending is what make this an 8 instead of a 10. I think if they had changed it and a certain character stayed the way he was, it could have been an interesting take and shown true consequences for the life of a sicario, but then they couldn't set up a sequel. Positives-
Del freaking Toro
Increased screen time for Brolin.
More great action scenes
Better story.
Solid soundtrack
More stakes than the originalNegatives-
Feels like it relies on the first one to justify its existence
The ending 8/10
eric-18268
It didn't feel there was as much action as in the first one . a bit draggy at times . no head dizzying cg . plenty of senseless killing . a nice set up for the next episode . hopefully it will be well directed .
DawnOfCreation
I didn't watch part 1 of the franchise. So not sure where they are coming from. But I liked the vibe this movie gave me. I was a sense of thrill what got me hooked and I didn't look at my watch once what often happens when I er bored watching a movie. Josh Brolin is rapidly becoming one my top 10 fav actors. I like him, good acting. believable guy. Benicio Del Toro also an great actor. Good facial features and good acting. The storyline wasn't that thrilling for me, but the vibe is what I liked about it. Great music and nice scenes in between. Loved the action scenes too. They could have done better with the storyline, making it a bigger movie. It's a nice enjoyable movie, nothing more.