DiCaprio deserves that Oscar!

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2016)

I mean seriously, how much longer do we have to wait for DiCaprio to get his first Oscar, the that seems to elude his grasp every time. What else does this man need to do to get the Oscar's respect. Usually the awards don't matter, but darn it I want Leo to get this award finally. Why? The Revenant offers perhaps Leo's best and most physical performance ever. In terms of best performance that's saying a lot as he's been in The Aviator, Titanic, and Inception, films he should have won for, but awards aside, Leo keeps gaining my respect. He's really the one who stands out in this film along with Tom Hardy who gives another nitty-gritty performance. Also, Alejandro Inarritu's subtle directing doesn't make this as over-the-top like if Tarantino did this, but Inarritu takes time to write the stories and makes this a very compelling survival story and revenge. But the one negative is the revenge isn't as sweet as I was hoping. Considering everything Hardy's character did, Leo should have gotten a more sweet revenge then what he got, but instead Inarritu takes the more mature route, and it does seem underwhelming after everything we as the audience has seen, I was expecting a bigger payoff. But other then that I'd say check it out. It definitely deserves the time to watch this. Now to grade. Acting: A Story: B+ Music: B+ Directing: A- Visual Effects: B Physicality: A+ Overall: B+