Visually Stunning with a self aware script

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2015)

The first hour and a half or so of this film is deserving of an 11/10. This film has some of the best cinematography i have ever seen in my life. Along with that DiCaprio gives perhaps his best performance of all time. This is a very visually structured film meaning that there is very little dialogue and a lot of DiCaprios is in a different language anyway. The film takes its time and doesn't clog the audience with excessive exposition. Many complaints on this site are against the depth of all of the characters but after watching it three times you begin pick up on the point of the flashbacks. You see what DiCaprio and this boy went through many years ago and you begin to understand Dicaprios deep connection with his son. Tom Hardy also gives an excellent performance as well. He does not have these flashbacks but that is because the audience can figure out all they need to know about him through his actions. Hardys character did have a role in which more dialogue was given and in every sentence he spoke and every move he made you would begin to dive further and further into the character and understand the extent of his insanity. There are some quick flashbacks of Hardys character that I have yet to decipher. The only flaw that i could find with the movie is that DiCaprio suffers life threatening injuries one too many times. The first hour and a half is one of the best movies I've ever seen with the second have being one of the best films of the year. Phenomenal movie for those who can endure it.