The "DiCaprio tries for an Oscar" Movie

Rating: 5/10 (25 December 2015)

I have to say, I didn't know much going into this movie, besides the fact that it was set sometime in the past, possibly. Or the future, dystopian? No idea. The trailer was slow, with DiCaprio dragging himself through countless acres of backwoods forest, as a slow heartbeat keeps time. I was ready for this movie.
To be perfectly honest, I love all the Academy Award movies. I watch them all as soon as they are made available, make my own predictions and prepare myself for the inevitable. Surely THIS is the year Leonardo DiCaprio earns one, right?
Marvel as an unwashed DiCarprio drags himself through countless minutes of winter wonderland forest, with minimal dialogue and lots of people and animals dying. Really, was that last horse dying necessary to the plot of the movie? Come on now. I love all types of movies, blood and guts, plenty of animals being dead, but this seems a bit over the top.
You know why DiCaprio never wins an Oscar? Because with every movie I see him in, I don't feel like I'm being immersed in his films. You are always aware of Leonardo DiCaprio in all of his movies - and that makes it difficult to give him an Oscar. He doesn't fade into any story that he plays in, becoming the character fully.
In all honesty, I like Tom Hardy's performance a lot better, and I expect that he will win the Oscar for best supporting actor/actress in a movie. His performance is top notch, the accent thick, and the character 100%.
I love DiCaprio's movies, and we have high hopes for the young man. But this movie isn't it.