Critics have to keep in mind who the movie is for.
for example if you’re a Critic and you’re reviewing a Marvel Superhero movie you can’t criticize it for being childish because it’s literally a movie for kids.
But there are no children on this website here so i would take points off for childishness if i could be bothered to review a Marvel movie.
No Country and Sicario are rated high because they are great by the standards of the type of movies that they are. Nobody is going to compare No Country or Sicario to Aniara or Anna Karenina just like nobody would compare Beer to Wine.
I would agree that to drink Champagne and eat Lobster every day would be degeneracy. There are settings where Beer, Pizza, Hot Dogs or Ice Cream are more appropriate.
And then we have Trump … who made a point of eating McDonalds in the White House and on Air Force One …
my position is it’s OK to enjoy Junk Food occasionally and that doesn’t mean you have poor taste or will ruin your health … so long as you understand that it is in fact junk food.
to me No Country and Sicario are some of the best junk food around. but it’s still junk food. nothing wrong with enjoying it but i have to point out what it is.
the execution is top notch but i would rather have bad steak than perfect fries.
the purpose of a star rating ( 1 to 5 stars ) is to save the reader time. it is frankly not very helpful. but a proper review could get so long and give away so much of the plot that at that point it might be better to just watch the movie without reading the review. so reviews will always be a compromise.
if you liked No Country and Sicario you will probably like Elite Squad