Graphically brutal from start to finish, this story is not for the faint hearted!

Rating: 9/10 (18 May 2016)

Graphically brutal from start to finish, this story is not for the faint hearted! If you can't handle blood, graphic killings –of both people and animals–, this film is NOT for you! I didn't actually keep track of the time, but the brutality and bloodshed started at about 3 or 4 minutes in, with the first person to die receiving an arrow to the forehead from Indians invading their camp.
Astonishingly good acting from Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic, The Wolf of Wall Street) who plays Hugh Glass! Granted, during part of the film all he does is lying down, but even then, the acting he does with only his facial expressions is immensely powerful. Portraying both the physical and emotional pain he's going through with such a gripping performance, I am not at all surprised that he received an Oscar (Finally – he's waited long enough!).
Without revealing too many spoilers, I'll try and tell you a bit more! After being attacked by a wild bear, Glass' luck turns from bad to worse, as his crew leaves him for dead. Left with a broken body, and having lost his reason for living, his strength comes in the form of vengeance, the strongest force that pulls him through every obstacle in his path. I don't want to tell you much more, in case I ruin it for you! But if you're into survival films, this one is definitely one you need to watch!