Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin are back as tough enforcers for the US government. When it appears that Mexican cartels are smuggling terrorists into the US, they’re sent to deal with it. As with the original, this film rejects typical border crime tropes for a more cerebral approach, developing the plot with periods of slow-burn concentration and bursts of violence. Although it’s not especially intense, it never lags in pace. Tough, cruel and bloody, this movie might appeal to those who prefer their criminal intrigue more analytical and less intense.
(3.5 / 5)