Very pretty, but not very good

Rating: 6/10 (30 January 2016)

Inarritu has spent a lots of time polishing this turd. Some of the artistic shots are absolutely fabulous. They have obviously had the second unit out in the snow for a great long time shooting scenic trees and snow.
The rest is a half-written 30 minute script, packed out with some nice scenery and some hyper-violent scenes to make sure you don't fall asleep. There is no need for a lot of the extremity of the violence. Human vs Human, Animal vs Human, Human vs Animal, all ridiculously bloody and disgusting for no real reason.
If Leo does finally get an Oscar for this he should hand it straight back because it will have been based purely on pity rather than on the actual performance involved in this film.