Mixed feelings

Rating: 7/10 (24 February 2016)

Let's be clear, I've had huge expectations regarding Inaritu's "The Revenant". And after watching it yesterday night, I feel like I'm finally up to the task of writing a small review of it.
First of all, I'm a fan of Inaritu, and this is probably one of the most cinematographic movies I've ever seen. Some landscapes are just breath-taking and the way he chose to film some scenes makes me believe that, after "Birdman", Inaritu is showing himself as one of the best directors out there.
I've seen almost every Di Caprio's movies, and since "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", I hadn't seen any role in which he had such great power. Really an intense performance, keeping in mind that they had to film it in cold conditions.
I have been disappointed in Tom Hardy's, feeling like he just thought "Well, now that I'm bankable, I can just act in a basic way and still be acclaimed" - apart from his accent, nothing too fancy to see in his acting performance in The Revenant.
2 hours and 40 minutes felt like 4 hours at some points. I think some scenes could've been deleted, or at least shortened.
The Revenant is a bit of a deception, maybe I had too high expectations. Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie, but not the masterpiece the critics are selling us.
This might be a "light" review, but since I believe a lot of you are going to see it, I didn't want to spoil or talk too much about the story itself and things related.
I rate it 7 out of 10, but keep in mind that if it was not for Inaritu and Di Caprio, the rate would've been much lower.