Field & Stream meets Outdoor Life

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2016)

Thoroughly enjoyed this picture, although I thought I would catch pneumonia before it ended. If this was based on a true story, I am surprised the hero didn't catch pneumonia; this was the coldest-feeling film I ever watched.
In a more serious vein, I am with the majority of reviewers who saw "The Revenant" and praised it profusely. It is worth every award it will garner and I wouldn't be surprised if Leonardo DiCaprio won an Oscar for his portrayal of the tormented trapper, Hugh Glass. DiCaprio continues to impress as a serious actor who improves with each picture he makes, and is on the threshhold of becoming Hollywood's best actor.
By now the film has been summarized endlessly, but I just wanted to add one complaint, and that is that the picture is too long by about 40 minutes. This did not detract from my enjoyment, however, as I appreciate solid movie-making over lowest-common-denominator tripe prevalent on modern movie screens.