Brutal, boring and pointless

Rating: 1/10 (6 June 2016)

This is, simply put, one of the most sadistic films I've ever seen.
I read the novel, "Lord Grizzly," by Frederick Manfred, when I was in high school. It told the story of Hugh Glass and it was a good novel.
Years later, Richard Harris starred in "Man in the Wilderness," also based on the Hugh Glass story. It wasn't a great movie, but it wasn't bad.
"The Revenant" is a terrible movie.
It's extremely violent at the beginning; extremely boring in the middle; and extremely brutal at the end.
George Lucas has said the secret to making a great movie is: Have a great opening, a great ending and try not to screw up the middle.
The director of "The Revenant" failed on all three counts.
This is why I don't pay any attention to Academy Award nominations any more.