Impressively directed but not much else

Rating: 6/10 (9 May 2019)

The revenant seems more like a movie made to showcase Leonardo Dicaprio's acting chops than to tell an engaging story. The film is pretty by the numbers and while I sympathized with Hugh's predicament, it's something we've seen in films over hundreds of times. The film looks stunning and is beautifully shot though, I can see why it won the Oscar for Best Director and Cinematographer so props to them both.