Disturbingly violent and quite lengthy at times

Rating: 5/10 (22 May 2016)

After all the hype around The Revenant, I was expecting a much more exciting movie. I was quickly quite disappointed. The story often felt lengthy not to say boring; I found the violence in the movie quite shocking too. I assume it was meant to add drama but ultimately, I am not sure what it achieved other than disturbing people for the sake of it. The story line was not original and the dreams Glass has did not change anything and fell short of adding an additional dimension to the plot/character. The photography saved the movie although it felt on quite a few occasions that I was watching some YouTube channel filmed with a Go Pro with the characters up-close and the perspective completely distorted. I would not recommend The Revenant, even on a rainy afternoon.