Over-hyped and overlong

Rating: 4/10 (29 February 2016)

Well acted and well photographed, yet unfocused, as it is told from multiple perspectives (DiCaprio's, Hardy's, and the Native Americans) , while I think Hardy's character was much more interesting and conflicted than DiCaprio's.
Film turns DiCaprio's character into a sort of wilderness superhero, able to survive being mauled by a bear (twice) , hypothermia, near drowning, and, in the film's best scene, a fall from a great height while on horseback. However, its dramatic effect is largely negated by the fact that the scene was shown in the trailer. Even worse, by that point in time, we are positive he will survive, considering all he has already lived through.
There's a difference between resilience, being determined to survive, and being an indestructible (and unrelateable) superhero.