filmmaking as pure entertainment. and that's not to be flippant about any deeper essays to be written about it, but at a basic level the cinematography, acting, editing, music and dialogue are all candy to me.

Blunt acted her ass off. and Brolin plays one of the best sideways/anti-hero characters ever. that smirk in the mirror when Alejandro is doing his backseat torture routine? gets me every time.