Man in the wilderness revenge drama

Rating: 7/10 (9 May 2018)

DiCaprio gave an arresting performance as a Wyoming mountain man engaged in a US military expedition and is betrayed by a fellow soldier. It's a straightforward revenge drama heightened by a succession of escape sequences and survival thrills leading to a John Woo style ending. What is gained by the viewer being immersed in a time, place, and setting is lost to mumbling Southern drawl and stagy acting.
If there was a criticism of DiCaprio's performance it was he often overcommitted and his expressions were ungainly. The late Oliver Reed once recalled Peter Cushing's advice to him on how an actor should convey pain: Don't pull your face - suppression of pain is more dramatic.
All in all, it is a good action film with beautiful cinematography and stunning locations, but it is a forgettable film because the story is quite simplistic.