Ups and downs

Rating: 7/10 (13 February 2016)

I went to the movie theater thinking that The Revenant would be a masterpiece, considering both its cast and trailer. The movie has a very significant amount of violence, and might not be suitable for all audiences. Even though it's a great movie, it has a few downs.
Every actor had an outstanding performance, with Di Caprio taking the upper hand. With that in mind, I believe that his Oscar is well deserved (which he should've won in The Wolf of Wall Street, by the way). Although the movie keeps you at the edge of your seat most of the time, the movie is very slow and doesn't seem to move forward which, combined with its cliché plot, makes it a bit boring sometimes. Not to mention that it's a very long movie (2h36min) that should have had a wider story to work with.
In my opinion, The Revenant deserves a 7/10 for the cast's performance and a few gore scenes that exceeded many levels.