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The Revenant

The Revenant

2015
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
2h 36m
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Avg Percentile 62.2% from 6825 total ratings

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Rated 10 Jan 2016
95
97th
Less of a movie and more of a cinematic feat, The Revenant is beautiful in aesthetics and execution. Sporting some of the finest cinematography and most intricate direction I have ever seen, Inarritu leads Hardy, DiCaprio, Gleeson and Poulter for some amazing performances, acting out a brutal and rugged script. It's rough yet beautiful, brutal yet haunting. The Revenant is one that will stick with you.
Rated 08 Mar 2017
84
90th
An intense, haunting, exhausting ride filled with gorgeous vistas and endless death. While you can definitely feel the long run-time, for me it only added to the experience. It's been a while since a movie made me so buns-clenchingly nervous so often. The best par-OH SHIT WHO LET THIS BEAR IN AAAAA SOMEONE HELP AAAA
Rated 24 Jan 2016
97
95th
This is some amazing filmmaking! The direction is very realistic and well-done and some of the shots are just beyond beautiful. Filmed on location with nothing but natural lighting and freezing weather, with some good costume design and really good make-up and beautiful cinematography and fitting music, making this another rare masterpiece from Alejandro González Iñárritu. DiCaprio is as awesome as he always is and Hardy pulls off his role very well, as do Gleeson and Poulter. Very good!
Rated 21 Dec 2015
90
96th
DANCES WITH BEARS (starring Tom Hardy as The Bear)
Rated 20 Dec 2015
85
86th
"Maybe if I let them maul me with that bear I'll get that Oscar for sure" Watching Glass go through all that, oh my, if I THINK I might have to poop in a public washroom I'll call off a trip.
Rated 20 Dec 2015
4
35th
My most anticipated movie of the year was a letdown. I'm contemplating suicide after watching this. It's just so bleak with never a moment where it lets up. The pacing is atrocious and the writing is mediocre at best. However, when you have Emmanuel Lubezki shooting your film, it's going to at least look amazing. Leo's performance is killer and without him this would be a complete waste, enjoy your Oscar buddy. This is in strong contention for the least rewatchable film of all time.
Rated 15 Jan 2016
58
48th
A surprisingly decent offering from the insanely overhyped Iñárritu. The story is nothing special - a straightforward survival and revenge flick resorting to cliche at every key point, but thankfully there's little dialogue and the film manages to take effect as a period thriller, making lavish use of its huge budget. DiCaprio definitely knows his spiel, and there is lots of eye-candy staging, photography and highest-end makeup and post-production. In fact, it often feels too aestheticized.
Rated 22 Dec 2015
57
43rd
Beautiful scenery. Far too damn long, seriously this is getting on my nerves everyone insisting on making 140+ mins films. Tom Hardy was unrecognisable again, I had no idea it was him until just writing this review. Unnecessary gore to be super-edgy, unnecessary dream sequences to pad time, unnecessary red Indian hokum to add I don't care what. Iñárritu continues to annoy me and it could have done with a bear rape scene or two
Rated 24 May 2016
80
85th
My dislike of DiCaprio has slowly dissipated over the years like toddler pee in the Caribbean Sea. Perhaps limiting him to one emotion per movie (here it's "scowl") relieves LD from the other myriad pressures that come with acting (like acting). Otherwise this is a beautifully shot film with lots of killing yet surprisingly very little Donner-partying, despite the harsh climes and lack of vittles. The CG bear will be considered great until the PS5 comes out and we all complain how PS4 it was.
Rated 23 Jan 2016
5
43rd
If I see another wide-angle, worm's eye view of a bunch of treetops, i'm gonna go straight up bear-crazy on everyone. People call this intense and raw, but I didn't find it anywhere as visceral as I had hoped. The aesthetic with great big vistas, symmetrical shots etc. is more National Geographic than survival horror and seems at odds with the plot. Following a riveting opening half hour the movie begins to drag and scenes that are redundant both narratively and aesthetically pile up.
Rated 19 Jan 2016
85
94th
This is either the younger generation's Jeremiah Johnson or Tru TV's version of the Timothy Treadwell story.
Rated 14 Jan 2016
94
98th
A remarkable story of survival against incredible odds. The raw characters display the best & the worst in men and an extremely savage time. DiCaprio gives an exceptional performance throughout & his character was easy to get invested in. Tom Hardy was hard to understand. There were a few moments of brilliance but also a few long overly drawn out scenes. Some uneven pacing. The music & production quality is exceptional. Amazing CGI & SFX. Beautiful, violent & with flawless realism.
Rated 18 Jul 2017
95
91st
Like GLADIATOR, this is, at its core, a simple revenge story. Unlike GLADIATOR, however, this one actually has a brain in its head. The stylistic flourishes enhance rather than detract from the material, the writing is strong, and the acting is stellar across the board. A riveting experience.
Rated 22 Jan 2016
10
98th
An immaculate cinematic experience; gorgeous forested landscapes and their well-worn inhabitants are captured in spectacular natural light and with as much gritty detail as breathtaking breadth. Swelling strings and impeccable action-camerawork add further flair. DiCaprio's committed turn drives forward a brutal and bloody survival/revenge plot that fits its severe setting like a glove with its stark visceral simplicity, while Hardy and co. offer strong support in their own secondary narrative.
Rated 15 Dec 2015
73
82nd
A feat of filmmaking, to be sure. Beautifully shot. It was heavy (and gory), but I didn't find it as deep or thought-provoking as Iñárritu's typical fare. DiCaprio was fine, but he was outshined by practically every other actor (Hardy, Gleeson, and Poulter were fantastic). Ultimately, it didn't meet my sky high expectations, but it is one for the (cinema) history books nonetheless
Rated 23 Dec 2018
80
80th
It is a movie worthy of a high brow review with academic appraisals such as ‘exquisite artisanship', ‘otherworldly cinematography carrying a bare boned proto western' and ‘tour de force' strewn all around it, but this was me during the movie: Grizzly man! He's gonna do a Rambo! The Empire Strike Back! Well, I guess someone's pianist dream is over.. Hm.. reminds me of that ‘Return to incense' song…
Rated 13 Jan 2016
8
80th
Your first and last impression of this movie will be that it's beautiful. The natural lighting, the spirit-like third party presence of the camera, the sublime depiction of nature; it's stunning. In its story of survival, revenge and trust, one can't help but think it's an ode to wild things; to grizzly bears, to wolves, to the landscape, to the animals among us, to the animal within us. Food for thought: we often take wild things for granted until "progress" and "society" does away with them.
Rated 06 Jan 2016
90
98th
visually what you've almost come to expect from iñárritu/lubezki, location scouting also needs to be commended. it's one of those movies where almost any frame would make for an awesome picture. sound and score are always spot on. the plot is nothing new, but the way it's acted out and the impact of some scenes can hardly be compared to anything in memory. and so the only lingering question is: what will dicaprio do next to get overlooked at the oscars? set himself on fire?
Rated 01 Jan 2016
8
71st
Unrelenting and near-unbearably grim, Inarritu's latest picture aspires to be little more than a masculine tale of revenge that is carried by dedicated performances and thoroughly brilliant cinematography by Lubzeki that brings every fight and flake of snow to life. The pacing slumps a bit in the final act, but 'The Revenant' is nonetheless a powerfully visceral experience.
Rated 14 Jan 2016
85
80th
A brutal film. The gut-wrenching made it hard to watch at times. I have some nitpicks. The villain started off quite cliche. The biggest thing that took me out of it was how fast a character can recover from a broken ankle. Just give him a generic leg injury and then I might buy it. It also could've been trimmed a bit. And the look of the CGI animals was just a bit off. Outside of that, it was great, most notably the sound. That probably was the most impactful part of the film for me.
Rated 20 Jan 2016
75
77th
Beautifully filmed and truly emersive deep dive into life in the frontier, that ultimately feels a bit underwhelming, because of the somewhat clinched and sketchy story. But if seeing a near dead DeCaprio slowly shoot, skin, disembowel, eat and literally crawl his way through most of the North American fauna on his way to vengeance is your thing, then look no further.
Rated 11 Jan 2016
65
24th
A film I admire and appreciate more than I like. It's barely even a film at all, more of an exercise. The bare-bones story is insultingly simple and barely does anything for me, this one-note film can be a real slog to get through, though it does have moments of beauty, wonder, and visceral intensity. diCaprio does what he can to make his physical performance as rich as possible, and works well in the natural environments very rarely seen in other films. I'm glad I watched this, but only once.
Rated 06 Jan 2016
90
96th
Another great collaboration by Iñárritu and Lubezki. Once again Lubezkis photography is impeccable. He is already one of the greats of his generation. The whole picture in its intensity is like nothing you've ever seen before. Plus DiCaprios "Tour de force" is so vivid, you immediately stop complaining about the cold outside or the little struggles you're dealing with. Never forget, you could get fucked by a bear, or fall from a cliff on a horse, or get shot, alone in the wilderness. #3800
Rated 08 Jan 2016
60
35th
Kind of disappointing. The first 45 minutes or so are exactly what I was hoping the movie would be, but then (much like Leonardo DiCaprio and his horse in the scene from the end of the trailers), it all just kind of falls off a cliff. It's possible my expectations were too high, but for me the second act really gets bogged down in dream sequences and clunky allegory, and makes the whole thing feel way too long. It is gorgeous, though, and with brilliant performances from the entire cast.
Rated 31 Jan 2016
87
80th
Revenge flick done up as Oscar bait. Yes, it's well made w/ beautiful cinematography & offers performances by some of our best actors, but what exactly do DiCaprio or Hardy bring to characters that could've just as well been played by Eastwood and Bronson in the 70's? There's a nice visual fortune cookie metaphor repeated throughout, but it must be Inarritu's uncoventional, self-reflexive last shot that has the kind of critic who reads profundity into ambiguity pushing this as best of the year.
Rated 12 Jan 2016
15
8th
What a fucking waste of time. Who gives a shit about a man seeking revenge from a fucking villain in the middle of nowhere especially if there is no social context or any transcendental search except the thosuand times repeated humanist and cliche attitude about the racist past of the settling into new world. Besidies, this aesthetics of beauty-fetish with steadycams and long-shots are disgusting me since they serve nothing but to create an atmosphere of FPS games.
Rated 12 Jan 2016
50
27th
Looks nice. But i just can't help but feel like Inarritu is trying too hard to impress with this rather overbearing, fetishized, and hollow exercise in miserabilism.
Rated 13 Jan 2016
5
91st
Its primitive intensity sustains a largely wordless tale for two and a half hours, with only occasional signposts to demarcate its minimal nods to narrative. (If I had my way, it'd have even less dialogue.) It's as if Inarritu saw Lubezki's work on The New World, and decided it should be rawer, more vivid, more immediate. He taps into a certain physical primacy - I am, I do, I will - that seems both quaint and formidable, if not profound. A simple tale, told extremely well: all you need.
Rated 17 Jan 2016
100
98th
A well-shot, beautiful film that, while lacking in a strong narrative, has a mystical/spiritual quality. Long, meditative shots of nature that detail the smallness of man in this great landscape. When these shots are placed next to the close-ups of Leo (or other characters), it makes their struggles seem small next to the expansive natural world and infinite spiritual world burgeoning at the seems. Uh, if you haven't guessed, I love this film.
Rated 08 Jan 2016
87
72nd
So Leonardo DiCaprio gets mauled by a bear, burns his own neck, and sleeps inside a horse butt-naked. That's all you need to know.
Rated 19 Dec 2015
75
53rd
There is no doubt the talent involved here. Inarritu shoots this entire thing well, with expert cinematography and a moody soundtrack. DiCaprio gives a great performance but so does Hardy and everybody else. It's suffering pretty much from moment one, but it lacks a little bit of soul. It's 2 and a half hours and feels a bit long, and like kevinjoseph, it didn't have as much impact on me as it should have. It's hard to hate on anything from a technical standpoint. Respected more than liked.
Rated 08 Jan 2016
80
80th
Mance Rayder's performance takes this movie to a whole other level.
Rated 29 Dec 2015
75
71st
Cold, dark, and brutish depiction of frontier life and its inhabitants which works like an anti-western. The nature and incredible landscape look almost alien and otherworldly. Hardy, Gleeson, and DiCaprio all hold their own although Hardy's hillbilly twang is hard to understand. Entire sequences of this seem like the director has watched lots of Terrence Malick and Tarkovsky which is not a critique. The only major flaw is the standard Hollywood type ending to this excellent film.
Rated 10 Feb 2016
66
41st
Despite all the suffering and emotional turmoil depicted on screen we hardly get to know these characters, robbing said suffering of much emotional impact. Iñárritu can't seem to decide if he wants pseudo-realism or lyrical abstraction, and this further divides the events from the audience. It's grim and technically impressive, which seems to be all he wanted. And Lubezki, Leo and the others do a good job, but you feel every minute of the lengthy run time, and I couldn't accept that.
Rated 08 Jan 2016
77
93rd
Not surprising that I loved this given my enjoyment of bleak movies and Emmanuel Lubezki (who produced yet another set of unbelievably beautiful images). Stunning, shocking, powerfully acted by Leo and Hardy, and although it owes a lot to even greater influences, a true masterclass.
Rated 29 Jan 2016
6
34th
An excruciating experience, for the most part. Much like a sick, bear mauled, barely surviving Glass being carried on a makeshift stretcher, I too felt dragged along for the ride, rather than genuinely compelled to watch. It definitely picks itself up later on, despite its subsequent and rapid decent into familiar revenge territory. Whether or not Leo wins an Oscar this year, I just hope they use the horse gutting scene as his nominee clip, because that shit was hilarious.
Rated 08 Jan 2016
9
92nd
Irresistible to look away from and filled with moments that are alone worth dedicating parts of your lunch break discussing. DiCaprio should of had his Oscar long ago and now I feel Hardy will definitely get his hands on one eventually (what a 2015 he has had!).
Rated 21 Dec 2015
75
89th
Watched this 3 times now and it gets better each time I watch it, the camera work is mind blowing.
Rated 25 Jan 2016
80
84th
All obvious remarks about the ingenuity of the filmmaking aside, this movie did something that I loved seeing, and that's dig into the nature of conflict. The movie portrays conflict as a central and unavoidable characteristic of life on earth, and does this without ever coming off as pessimistic or nihilist (looking at you, Tarantino). The incredible eye for beauty, both in visuals and in humans, is what makes this movie so watchable and strangely inspiriting, as draining of a watch as it is.
Rated 05 Feb 2016
4
99th
The Revenant is a cinematic masterpiece. Iñárritu's style, along with the genius input of Lubezki, breathes non-conformism and great Scott it's good. I felt completely sucked into the year 1823, thanks to the hyperrealistic cinematography, brilliant acting and the almost magical, pure natural surroundings. Yes, the story and screenplay are relatively straightforward, but that's also where TR its strength lies: its genius simplicity. Quality filmmaking, truly visceral. Also, grab that Oscar,Leo
Rated 26 Dec 2015
96
97th
DiCaprio's the ostensible protagonist--he's just trying to raise his half-breed son and make a living. Hardy is the ostensible antagonist--he kills DiCaprio's son and leaves Leo himself for dead. Nature's the real star of this flick, though--immense, intimidating, implacable, uncaring. Plot-wise, it's a basic revenge flick, but the unforgiving frontier setting kicks it up to a whole other level. It's awesome.
Rated 19 Jan 2016
76
80th
Reminds me a lot of Gravity in that it's more akin to an experience than a film. Between the incredible sound design, immersive camera movements, and top performances, it really allows you to feel like you're there with Glass.
Rated 11 Jan 2016
80
54th
The final fight rivals They Live for my favorite drag-out fights.
Rated 30 Dec 2015
83
79th
Amazing performances, great cinematography and production design. The script and its themes are rather stark, but for a few stand-out moments, it is unremarkable.
Rated 17 Jan 2016
73
38th
Drop dead gorgeous, phenomenal action sequences. Could have cut maybe 30 minutes of Leo crawling and grunting though.
Rated 30 Jan 2016
90
95th
As one of the more exhausting films, those who complained that Birdman had zero stakes are rewarded by a story with all the stakes. I can see why some are bothered by Iñárritu's wandering gaze, but, when shot by Lubezki, I can hardly care. The landscapes are immaculate, Hardy and Leo live up to the hype, and the lighting is more than impressive. It is work to get through, but I loved it.
Rated 24 Jan 2016
42
34th
This is Inarritu aping Herzog, but with more aesthetic visual pleasure (oh Lubezki, you...) and far less narrative potency as a whole. Leo's loaded and overly hyped performance quickly becomes overshadowed by his far more nuanced co-stars (i.e. Hardy, Gleeson). As another user put it, the gore feels fetishized in a way that seems to overwhelm the film as a whole, and following his deserved win last year, the entire endeavor feels a bit like it's reaching for awards when contextualized.
Rated 03 Jan 2016
72
64th
AKA A Bear's Eating Arnie Grape. Gorgeous, if overlong, overgrim and overly symbolical revenge drama.
Rated 29 Jan 2016
98
99th
Welcome to a world where nature is in constant dominance. You will be cold, lonely and scared in total alignment with a few, lost humans, fighting each other, albeit the real enemy is that of the wind, the trees, the snow and the cold. Never has sound mixing, mise-en-scene and production design collaborated so thoroughly in what seems to be a story telling itself, free from pedagogical voice-overs, true story-emblems and contextual history markers. In all aspects a completely overwhelming film.
Rated 18 Feb 2016
78
88th
I'm feeling bearish about Leo's chan-*gets shot through the throat with an arrow*
Rated 28 Jan 2016
59
17th
This is a gussied up way of telling a story that is essentially about nothing. As a revenge picture, it isn't that compelling, as the backstory is muddled & the lead not that interesting. And it fails as a commentary on American frontier life as well. There's real skill in the artistry here. Yet I was continually reminded of both 12 Years a Slave & The New World. Those two expertly crafted films haunted me for days with their themes, vision, and characters. The Revenant? Not so much.
Rated 13 Jan 2016
91
90th
A very good, intense, & exhausting watch. The cinematography is absolutely beautiful. At the risk of sounding pretentious, it's equal parts movie and work of art.
Rated 17 Jan 2016
9
91st
spectacular. wonderful. insane. leave everything and watch this
Rated 28 Dec 2015
84
84th
The camerawork was perfect, Lubezki is a genius. The Grizzly attack and horse chase scenes were absolutely mesmerizing. Great acting all around as well.
Rated 02 Jan 2016
40
13th
arda kural kumsalda bira cigaralik yapsin leo ayiyla bogusuyor yerlerde surunuyor nicin cunku sinema bunu gerektirir. simdi gidip steven seagal'in hanimina cocuguna kopegine ahcisina tecavuz edilip oldurmeli, kendisinin komaya girmeli, iyilestiginde sakalli olmali ve intikam almali bir filmini izliyim
Rated 23 Jan 2016
90
96th
best mise-en-scene I have seen in years.
Rated 06 Feb 2016
85
83rd
The Revenant's opening scene hits you like an arrow in the throat and from that point on it is clear that no concessions will be made to the viewer and his feelings of basic safety, comfort, or whatever. The plot (man vs. man vs. nature) is very sparse and secondary to the cinematography which is breathtaking, brutal, ruthless, icy. I admire the actors for the simple fact that they survived the filming process; I presume that the pain on screen looks so real because it is actual pain.
Rated 22 Dec 2015
90
96th
After a year of disappointments glad I got to see at least one movie that was truly amazing
Rated 18 Jan 2016
40
2nd
It's weird how much this reminded me of Tom Hooper's Les Miserables - if not in content, then certainly in form. An incredibly dreadful exercise in miserabilism; all of the hard work is on screen, but it adds up to absolutely nothing. Someone like Werner Herzog never would have let this be so empty. And isn't it interesting to watch movie stars suffer?
Rated 25 Jan 2016
70
81st
Very difficult to watch due to the camera work and the chosen visual style. Creates a sense of despair, impending doom and helplesness. Tom Hardy's character seemed more solid and believable than Di Caprio's; he completely lost himself in the role. The film was slightly longer than what would have been a perfect runtime, and the last 30 minutes were somewhat underwhelming. Still solid, but my least favourite Inarritu.
Rated 05 Jun 2016
88
89th
Visually and aurally a masterpiece. The score and the sound are simply incredible, giving aconcert-like feel of precision. The choice of shots and how the camera is moved force you to become immersed. I even began to feel cold watching this, despite 90° temp outside. Could even trick myself into catching a whiff of campfire scent. The violence feels real-and close..intense. Didn't care for the dream sequences, though they looked nice.
Rated 19 Jan 2016
87
87th
The excellent lead performance from Leo and incredible cinematography loom over the rest of the film, but it's the compelling revenge drama that powers the film and makes those two highlights meaningful. The film is more mood than intellect, and sometimes overindulges, but it works.
Rated 23 Jan 2016
88
82nd
A movie of a thousand wallpapers. The photography in this movie is unbelievable. Camera work is giving it a solid +10 points. The story is there, characters strong. One thing bothered me: symbolism. It's too obvious at times, it's a little bit blunt. Also, as you may see from the review, the pace gives you time to think, which in this case is not a bad thing because you can enjoy beautiful nature before blood start to spill again.
Rated 07 Mar 2016
70
44th
I am bummed. I had this one pegged as a good one and then I find I could not get into the bastard. Now I'm sitting here watching Leo drag his sorry body across snow-covered epic beauty, but why should I care? Now I'm watching beautifully framed shots with a horses eyes in the foreground and people in the back, but why? These images, they're supposed to be transporting me, imparting a visual world, stunning, stark, harsh, huge... it's not working. And that's why I'm bummed.
Rated 18 Jan 2016
87
87th
I might be saying this to any Dicaprio movie, but this time it's different: What a performance with almost no talking! The same goes for Tom Hardy, with a little more speech though.
Rated 23 Dec 2015
81
75th
Confession? I don't think so. But it's is a good story by the way. And bear scene is unforgettable. Inarritu uses his stylish movements economically. So he is cool then. Remember "all is savages"
Rated 23 Jan 2016
84
83rd
A story of raw revenge would be selling it short. It is that but it's draped in deeper thoughts having to do with indigenous/settler relations, religious iconography and the beauty/ brutality balance within nature. While, it is a miserable film there are certain moments that were so serene that you couldn't help but well up (is there a happier sequence in 2015 than them catching snowflakes on their tongues?)
Rated 09 Jun 2016
84
95th
People tend to shit on what's on top, or popular. It's true of every form. If these movies cost no money, made no money and won no awards, bet your ass they would love them like their own son. This movie is simple. It's a revenge tale, lavishly plugged into some beautiful scenery. It's acting is not the best I have seen, but it definitely fits the story just fine. I don't know how one can take no pleasure in such a simple driving goal of revenge, especially when its presented so pleasingly.
Rated 16 Jan 2016
79
84th
A powerful piece of filmmaking, The Revenant is gripping and methodical, a long and painful film, but in the absolute best way possible. It's majestic landscapes and gorgeous cinematography and style help make this film great, not to mention outstanding performances.
Rated 08 Jan 2016
90
92nd
Much like Leo, this one has to be endured if you are to survive. Unlike Leo, we aren't mauled nearly to death by a bear and left to die by our companions. But you will feel similarly if you make it to the end of this. Indulgent and excessive to certain degrees, this is not for the faint of heart. But if you trust Inarritu 's direction and Lubezki's powerful camerawork, you will be rewarded with something unforgettable.
Rated 09 Jan 2016
58
18th
The film is remarkable for its everlasting display of peaceful scenery of a snowy forest that feels like an ambient music. The fairly short plot proceeds at a slow pace; this transfers attention from events to processes.
Rated 09 Jan 2016
60
55th
So much symbolism that Inarritu literally beat a dead horse to the point of having no internal organs. How many times does Glass have to come out of metaphorical vaginas before the audience understands he's being reborn?
Rated 25 Jan 2016
85
92nd
I had really high expectations, and the movie didn't meet them all. Still an awesome movie, awesome cinematography and awesome acting. Leo will get his very well deserved Oscar, and also Lubezki will get his 3rd in a row for cinematography.
Rated 26 Jan 2016
65
59th
Leo wins his first oscar with a superhero role WOW
Rated 16 Jan 2016
95
92nd
Most directors will never have the back-to-back unique critical darlings Inarritu has just offered. The Revenant is a far more visceral, emotionally potent journey than Birdman, but it's even more beautiful. Again, such well orchestrated sequences it enchants the film nerd to the core. This is the kind of film that made me fall in love with the art in the first place; a film that doesn't just take its time, but earns the right to do so.
Rated 21 Jan 2016
85
82nd
The Revenant is brutal, unrelenting, well-acted and beautifully shot
Rated 17 Jan 2016
85
96th
Grotesque and beautiful. A little under developed characters, probably intended. Hardy is a fantastic actor
Rated 09 Jan 2016
100
91st
A proverb by Confucious states, “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” This is a proverb embodied by the perilous journey undertaken in Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant, a powerful, gorgeous, sorrowful portrait of man against man, against nature, and against the elements. https://magnolia12883.wordpress.com/2015/12/21/reviews-the-revenant-2015/
Rated 01 Feb 2016
76
67th
Going to need to marinate on this one because, while I enjoyed it overall, The Revenant was missing something. The beautiful cinematography, and it's indeed pretty, doesn't complement the brutality of nature Inarritu's trying to create here, making most of the film tonally muddled.
Rated 26 Dec 2015
90
96th
Best western ever and also best animal attack scene. Put your "must watch list".
Rated 09 Jan 2016
60
28th
Just because people can suffer and be eternally miserable both on and off screen in a perpetual gloomy twilight doesn't mean it's a story worth watching. Ditto Pickpocket's review. I wasn't disappointed because this was almost exactly what I expected from the trailer.
Rated 23 Jan 2016
50
56th
A plodding and cynical tale of an actor who tries way too hard and a director obsessed with flowing water, branches, and stacks of buffalo skulls. Also one of the most pretentious cuts to credits I've seen in a awhile that left the audience at my screening momentarily perplexed before everyone shuffled out in silence. Fury Road this is not.
Rated 21 Jan 2016
91
95th
It's so incredibly well-shot, acted, directed, and technically perfect that I can't rate this movie any lower based on any personal feelings about it.
Rated 26 Jan 2016
62
64th
Sure, it is beautifully shot film, and seeing snot coming out of those Hollywood stars' noses shows that Iñárritu wasn't making another shitty blockbuster. But survival/revenge movies must have strong characters you would care about and this crucial point is lacking here. Nice spectacle, but emotionally uninvolving. Oh, and for once DiCaprio was so... unDicaprio.
Rated 03 Feb 2016
85
89th
This is an exciting and well made film. Leonardo DiCaprio is great in the lead role and Tom Hardy is also very good in this film. The script is simplistic but very well executed by the cast and the director. I highly recommend this film.
Rated 15 Jan 2016
96
94th
1385: one of those films that you wish it would never ends!
Rated 16 Jan 2016
75
46th
Absolutely gorgeous cinematography. Not DiCaprio's best performance, but he's good enough that if he wins best actor I won't mind (at this point in his career he's more than deserving). Tom Hardy also puts in a notable performance. The thing with this movie is that while there are a lot of really intense gripping scenes it also drags a lot due to a predictable thin plot with long stretches of little to no dialogue. So while overall a good movie the length of the film is hard to justify.
Rated 17 Jan 2016
84
91st
Looks amazing and if Leonardo DiCaprio doesn't win an Oscar for this he may never win one.
Rated 08 Jan 2016
69
40th
Not as epic as it wants to be. It's too long and due to that the images which depict DiCaprio as the smallest being of creation become dull very fast. The revenge plot is too thin either and Iñárritu used the religious elements unreflected and kind of shoved them down my throat.
Rated 17 Jan 2016
100
98th
Captivating scenes, beautifully shot, making what is essentially a revenge western into something much more. Fresh, shocking, unique. Masterfully done.
Rated 26 Jan 2016
89
94th
An absurdly enthralling story of physical and spiritual survival.
Rated 08 Jan 2016
83
93rd
Staggering in scope and excellent in execution.
Rated 21 Jan 2016
68
24th
Masked behind gritty performances, gorgeous landscapes and existential themes is a surprisingly standard revenge narrative and disappointingly one-dimensional characters. As a hypermasculine action movie, it's pretty good; Iñárritu proves he can sustain suspense as well as anyone else. Beyond that, though, the film lacks the nuance that the acting and cinematography truly deserve.
Rated 05 Jan 2016
95
98th
Best movie of the year. Relentless visceral aggression, stunning camerawork, and masterclass acting. God I loved this movie. I think I said "holy shit" out loud on at least three different occasions, not just from the startling brutality, but also the gorgeous cinematography. Gleeson and Dicaprio are very good, and Hardy is astounding. The guy really knows how to play a seriously scary character. By far Iñárritu's best work.
Rated 09 Jan 2016
80
86th
It's a beautifully made film, which feels as long as each shot is deliberate. The tracking shots in this film, recreate the sense of panic and the unpredictableness, and the panning shots of the beautiful wilderness is quite spectacular. The story perhaps isn't as strong as it could be, but it's as brutal, intense and gory as you might expect the frontier to be.
Rated 13 Jan 2016
95
89th
A basically flawless portrait of humanity. Iñárritu has absolutely earned the right to have his work taken as is, but even without that in mind, it's a phenomenal movie.
Rated 24 Jan 2016
8
92nd
The fabulous cinematography is the star of this film, backed up with an epic story and outstanding performances from all the lead actors and supporting cast, including the smaller but crucial native american roles. A great film.
Rated 07 Jan 2016
3
65th
Iñárritu definitely knows how to set the atmosphere. This is very solid, but unfortunately nothing spectacular. Maybe too high expectations ruined it a bit, but then again, if it doesn't live up to those expectations, it was never gonna blow my mind. Again, very solid and definitely someting I would recommend to others. *Good
Rated 03 Jan 2016
100
98th
An instant classic. So very powerful, everything in this movie feels like a punch in the stomach...The opening scene and bear fight simply unforgettable
Rated 10 Jan 2016
7
68th
oh so beautiful but far too long and stretched out

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