Pretty disappointed

Rating: 3/10 (18 January 2016)

I wasn't sure what to expect from this film. I didn't know much about it before I went to see it with my girlfriend but I knew it had Leo and Tom Hardy in who I both really like so I was expecting a decent movie.
It has enough to keep you interested right up until Leo becomes incapacitated. Then it gets boring. Long and boring. Now don't get me wrong, I thought the acting was very good but that doesn't do much for me when the story line is dull and dragged out to no end. There are certain scenes which seem to just be thrown in there - like the dreams he has of his wife... I'm not sure if those dreams were meant to be the things that were helping him fight on but I didn't get that impression. Not much was given about the background of the characters so it was hard to feel sympathy for them and in particular, there was barely any relationship shown between him and his son, so when he dies it isn't as sad as it could of been.
The actual story line is the most basic of all time, I am baffled at those who have said it is a great story line. Man seeks revenge for murdered family member. Like that hasn't happened before... Then there is the side story of the Native American looking for his daughter. It felt like that was just thrown in there because viewers couldn't concentrate on a 30 minute scene of Leo on his own so they thought they could distract the viewer temporarily, before getting back to the quiet dullness of the main plot.
Everything just seemed to be slotted in, in a kind of 'oh by the way..' fashion. No depth in any of the characters in my opinion.
All that being said - my girlfriend said she liked it although agreed the plot was poor. She liked the scenery and the acting. I agree with her on those things, but it needs a half decent plot to bring it together which unfortunately the film severely lacked.