An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 150 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
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Within this dark epic of American failure lives an effective but decidedly minor vigilante flick.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
1 Oct 2015
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Succeeds in evoking the anarchic violence of the drug wars raging on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
1 Oct 2015
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By the end, it packs a death stare so potent it will make you want to turn a blind eye to the shadowy brutality of its real-world horrors.
– Adam Graham,
Detroit News,
2 Oct 2015
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An unforgettable motion picture that should be on the must-see list for anyone who appreciates films that deal in grays rather than blacks and whites.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
2 Oct 2015
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Gorgeously made, with a set piece taking place in tunnels underneath the border that conveys chaos without ever looking incoherent and a throbbing Johann Johannsson score that's the sound of very bad things on the horizon.