In order to get rid of the cartels, who cause a huge mess and violence, as they help the Islamic terrorists to cross the borders, and end up the drug war that causes the deaths of thousands, Matt Graver, a federal agent, makes a deal with the mysterious Alejandro.
There are moments that are quite tense, but as a whole, ideologically, I don't know what this movie is trying to say--I don't know that its that coherent.
Day of the Soldado is convoluted enough that you can almost enjoy it for Brolin and Del Toro's hypnotic acting and ignore the ever-present cloud of noxious politics, and there are times you wonder if it's xenophobic or just nihilistic.
As if in imitation of the ruthless Mexican drug cartel its heroes go after, director Stefano Sollima's sequel decapitates, disembowels, and castrates Denis Villeneuve's beautiful, tough, and sad 2015 original.
Sicario 2 is far more complex. It shows the effect on children, the moral dilemma that "the good guys" ... and it does not come off as popcorn entertainment, but a disturbing exploration.
Stefano Sollima's superior follow-up is a horror story posing as a tactical military thriller, all callous political maneuvering, senseless bloodshed and unachieved ambitions, set to bass-heavy braying and industrial noise.
At its mean, snakelike best, it's also a brutally assured commercial action picture, unburdened by the moral qualms or unnerving ambiguity of its predecessor.
