Boring

Rating: 5/10 (10 January 2016)

It started off quite well, although a bit too violent for my tastes. Promising characters, beautiful scenery, some action, some sharp dialog.
But half way through I'd thoroughly lost interest.
Problem one: the plot doesn't make a whole lot of sense. From what I've read in other reviews, it seems this is because elements were added on top of the story it was based on to make it more exciting/dramatic.
Problem two: most of the characters aren't believable, making odd decisions. They're neither likable nor interesting, so I don't care what happens to them.
Problem three: for a survival drama, it needs to be plausible that the main character could actually survive. There are multiple moments where he's clearly dead, superhuman will to live or not. It just makes it silly. It would have been more plausible with a fantasy/sci-fi element to help out, but that wouldn't be a survival drama, would it?
It's a beautiful movie, although far too violent for my taste, and it's a shame to waste that on such a terrible story.