12 Things You Learn Rewatching Licence To Kill

5. Benicio Del Toro Is Awesome...But Underused

Licence To Kill Benicio Del Toro
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In addition to all the aforementioned famous faces, Benicio del Toro appears in his second-ever movie role as Franz Sanchez's sadistic henchman Dario.

Though few could've anticipated the acting giant he'd become from his work here, he nevertheless brings a sinister cool to the role, making the most of his youthful good looks and especially his piercing eyes.

He's wonderfully creepy throughout and gets one hell of an awesome death scene (being pulled into a giant treshing machine), so in retrospect it's honestly a bit of a shame his role wasn't bigger. He frequently ducks out of the movie only to randomly reappear a while later, but he certainly oozes magnetic sleaze every time he's on screen.

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