Taylor Sheridan’s Most-Hated Movie Gets a Shot at Redemption at New Streaming Home

Taylor Sheridan’s Most-Hated Movie Gets a Shot at Redemption at New Streaming Home Taylor Sheridan as Travis in YellowstoneImage via Paramount By  Rahul Malhotra Published 19 minutes ago Rahul Malhotra is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once.

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The year 2018 was an important one in writer Taylor Sheridan's career. When it started, he was best known for having written the scripts for the widely admired Hell or High Water and Sicario, and by the time it ended, he had delivered what would become one of the biggest television shows in recent memory: Yellowstone. But he had another project that same year; a project that has been largely overshadowed by his other work, and remains among the least-liked things Sheridan's ever done. The project in question is Sicario: Day of the Soldado, the sequel to the instant classic Sicario. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the original remains a modern classic, but the sequel has slipped through the cracks. You can give it another shot this December, when it debuts on the Prime Video streaming service.

Sicario 2 was directed by Stefano Sollima, the Italian filmmaker who was best known back then for his work on the television show Gomorrah and the crime movie Suburra. He has since gone on to direct the Without Remorse reboot starring Michael B. Jordan (and also co-written by Sheridan) and most recently, the Netflix limited series The Monster of Florence. Sicario 2 brought back Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin from the first film, and grossed $75 million against a reported budget of $45 million — this doesn't exactly make it a hit, although it's the kind of movie that will continue earning revenue for years after its theatrical run. By comparison, the first Sicario grossed around $85 million worldwide against a reported budget of $30 million.

Benicio del Toro Is Having a Great Year

Headlined by Emily Blunt — del Toro played a memorable supporting role in the movie — Sicario was also critically acclaimed, and is now sitting at a "certified fresh" 91% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. Sicario 2, on the other hand, holds a far lower 62% score on RT, where the critics' consensus reads, "Though less subversive than its predecessor, Sicario: Day of the Soldado succeeds as a stylish, dynamic thriller — even if its amoral machismo makes for grim viewing." The film's audience score is languishing at 66%, which is much lower than the 85% of the first film. Del Toro, however, is having a great year; he began as the lead in Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme, and is now drawing Oscars buzz for his supporting performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another.

You can watch Sicario 2 on Prime Video this December, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

Sicario: Day Of The Soldado

Like R Action Crime Thriller Release Date June 27, 2018 Runtime 122 minutes Director Stefano Sollima Writers Taylor Sheridan Producers Basil Iwanyk, Edward McDonnell, Ellen H. Schwartz, Molly Smith, Richard Middleton, Thad Luckinbill, Erica Lee

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• Benicio Del Toro Alejandro Gillick
• Josh Brolin Matt Graver

In Sicario: Day of the Soldado, FBI agent Matt Graver joins forces with assassin Alejandro Gillick when a the war between drug cartels along the US-Mexico border reaches a tipping point. Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin reprise their roles from Denis Villeneuve's first movie, but Stefano Sollima replaces the original movie's director.

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