The Ruination of a Good Story

Rating: 5/10 (16 December 2016)

An enthralling story, with fabulous scenery and brilliantly acted - DiCaprio's Oscar was totally deserved. To counter this, the film could have been at least half-an-hour shorter (possibly more) with several drawn-out scenes which did nothing to enhance the tale and were meaningless in terms of character development. The intense and enthralling finale was totally ruined by a constant high-pitched and extremely irritating whistle, only to be replaced by some maniac banging on a piece of sheet metal which left me on edge and unable to devote full attention to the thrilling denouement. I was left feeling that I had wasted 2 1/2 hours of my life watching a film which I could have enjoyed so much more.