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Rating: 3/10 (16 January 2016)

I really enjoyed the Birdman, last year and I thought this year's Alejandro G. Iñárritu's work would share some of its virtues... Alas... Based or not on real events, this movie is a 2015 rendition of Rambo II. The main differences are: It's a few decades later, Rambo is played by Leonardo Di Caprio, the director won the Oscar last year, it's located in the American wilderness in the winter, Rambo doesn't show any muscles and (here comes the spoiler) he dies at the end.
The similarities: Glass, the main character is almost immortal. He can get attacked by hundred of (as it's not Vietnam in this case) Indians, animals, can avoid bullets but kill in one shot everyone he needs.
He is also left by his comrades to die, but yet, survives, heals himself in the freezing cold and crawls back for revenge.
Yes, this is a Hollywood movie with everything. A star in the main role, lots of action, amazing visual effects, shootings and of course the protagonist who can't die with anything... until the very end. There is even a Boss fight at the end, as any good (or not) video game ends with.
In the positive side, Iñárritu is a very good director and his technique is obvious in this movie as well. I liked the camera moving from one character to the other as the fight goes on or as people move around coming even too close to the camera. It was an interesting idea, and an interesting modification with the Birdman's continuous camera shooting, but keeping the signature distinct. Di Caprio has evolved to a good actor, but I still believe his best role so far was in Django unchained. In this case, for a large part of the movie he cannot walk nor talk, which might give him the Oscar, as several actors who played people with mobility or other issues, have got before.
So, 3 stars only because the director is good. The story is long and boring, the scenario uninteresting, the fight with a bear a big joke, the healing in the winter also. I hope Iñárritu will give us something good next year.