Cannes: Emily Blunt Is Great in 'Sicario,' But Villeneuve's Drama Ultimately Defers to Men

Denis Villeneuve crafts an intense Mexican border thriller that throws fish-out-of-water FBI agent Emily Blunt into a DEA/CIA task force run by two agents (Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro, who has trod this ground before) who are tired of playing by the rules. It would have been compelling to watch this story unfold from the woman's point-of-view — there was some talk of rewriting her as a man — but inevitably the movie defers to the male-driven action, which is non-stop. At the press conference, Villeneuve denied that he is selling an "end justifies the means" solution to the out-of-control Mexican cartels. He's just asking questions. While well-made, the movie doesn't offer a...

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