I wonder if he's gonna live?

Rating: 6/10 (1 October 2018)

Simply put, this was too long for a movie that you already know the ending of.
I like historical dramas. Modern advances in film-making have made them incredibly realistic and eminently more watchable than the older generation that were clearly Hollywood soundstage projects. This movie did not disappoint in that regard. It was gritty and believable (sort of--Hugh's legend received a couple embellishments) with beautiful cinematography and top-notch acting.
It was also not a surprise. I first learned of Hugh Glass in junior high. When The Revenant came out, it instantly went to the top of my must-see list. Because Hugh's story is of one man's struggle for survival in the wilderness, I knew it had to have a lot of scenes with only one actor. And it did. But those scenes could have been tightened up a lot. Two and a half hours is a long time for a movie in which very few things actually happened and the things that do happen you mostly expect. I did watch it to the end, but more out of loyalty to Hugh than commitment to the actual story. And-here comes the spoiler-he lives. Huh.