Beautiful and Savage Storytelling That Needs to Be Seen To Be Believed

Rating: 6/10 (10 January 2016)

The Revenant is a really good achievement in cinema that I enjoyed. Don't think the 6 is meant to be as a diss, I just reserve the higher numbers for rewatchable films. It is a straight-forward story of revenge in which Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is after John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). I feel like the way this movie was pitched was what all can we do to Leo to finally get him an Oscar. I mean his character goes through so many setbacks on his quest for revenge which is very entertaining to watch if at sometimes pushing the unbelievable mark. WARNING - This is a very, very brutal film with lots of blood, intense and violent images. I cannot use the word intense enough to describe the film.
THE MAJOR PLAYERS (5 Best):
Director - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Best 3 Credits - 21 Grams, Babel, and Birdman)
Cinematographer - Emmanuel Lubeski (Best 3 Credits - Gravity, Children of Men, and Sleepy Hollow)
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed, Django Unchained, and Inception
Tom Hardy - Bronson, The Dark Knight Rises, and Legend
Domhnall Gleeson - Ex Machina, About Time, and True Grit
HONORABLE MENTION - After his horrible acting in Maze Runner, Will Poulter totally redeemed himself. His dramatic acting in this movie gives me hope. I new he had good comedic timing in We're the Millers. I totally believed his inner turmoil in this movie.
MVP - Sorry Leo but Tom Hardy deserves an Oscar for his performance. So brutal and unforgiving. He must be a real A-Hole in real life cause he was perfect at playing a horrible character with no redeeming qualities.
THE VERDICT - I would recommend seeing the film in Theaters but I don't think I will see the film again.
If you liked the film The Grey, you will like this movie.