The Revenant

 The Revenant 2015

• Director: Alejandro G Iñárritu
• Seen by this director: Babel, 21 Grams
• Based partly on the book by Michael Punke
• Cast: Leonardo Di Caprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson, Forrest Goodluck
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Once upon a Time in Hollywood, The Great Gatsby, Django Unchained, Inception, Shutter Island, Blood Diamond, The Aviator, Catch Me If You Can, Gangs of New York, Beach, Titanic, Marvin’s Room, Romeo & Juliet, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, This Boy’s Life
• Tom Hardy – Dunkirk, Legend, Mad Max Fury Road, The Dark Knight Rises, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Inception, Gideon’s Daughter
• Will Poulter – Midsommar, Maze Runner the Death Cure, The Maze Runner, Son of Rambow
• Domnhall Gleeson – Star Wars etc, Brooklyn, Ex Machina, About Time, Harry Potter etc, Never Let Me Go
• Why? Curious
• Seen: 23 April 2022      

       Isn’t it said that DiCaprio should have been given an Oscar but not for this? I have no idea what this is about other than DiCaprio running around in a snowy forest.

       It turns out that that about covers it. Generally, I enjoy survival films, especially if they’re based on true stories, which this one sort of is.

       It’s way too long, the characters are thin, and DiCaprio mostly just grunts in pain. Still, kudos for the hardships these professional actors went through to make the film. The scenery is stunning, but the film just left me cold (sorry for the pun, I do love snow in films). The fist fight at the end is at least as boring as all fist fights at the end of films and costs the rating ½*, lowering it to 

2* of 5