Spellbinding

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2016)

I thought this movie was a hype just to win an Oscar for DiCaprio.
I was so wrong!
When the movie ended, I realized I had been holding my gut the entire time - the stomach muscles were tightened throughout. I've never seen anything like this since Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" (2006).
The extreme weather conditions and the 1820s era - that I kept on mistaking for the Civil War era - are simply awe-inspiring. The first scene itself seems to come out of the game "Call of Juarez". Beautiful, impeccable action and filmography.
Do watch "The Reverent".
And glory be to Go... Arri Alexa 65 digital camera with which the film was shot using ultra wide angle lenses - 12 mm to 21 mm only. A very, very daring move in the world of cinematography.