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The Revenant

2015 Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu

(n. One who has returned, as if from the dead.)

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Hardy Will Poulter Domhnall Gleeson Paul Anderson Brad Carter Kristoffer Joner Lukas Haas Brendan Fletcher Joshua Burge Robert Moloney Grace Dove Timothy Lyle Kory Grim Forrest Goodluck Duane Howard Vincent Leclerc Emmanuel Bilodeau

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Review by FernandoFCroce ★ 49

Fear Factor + One. Perfect. Shot. ≠ Tarkovsky
Review by Evan ★★★★★ 42

If Leonard DiCaprio doesn't win The Oscar; I will be more done than a white girl that went to Starbuck just to find out that they were all out of triple espresso mochaccino lattes.
Review by SilentDawn ★★★ 41

60/100

The Revenant, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is a masterclass in portraying a sense of an untamed yet euphoric setting. Its grimy and increasingly mythical landscape contrast with serene Digital images, showcasing a vast environment with a conflicted aura of inhospitable wilderness and the tantalizing search for greed and power. With Emmanuel Lubezki at the helm as DP, and armed with the Arri Alexa 65, the result is a gigantic adventure with a scope as wide as its constant lens choice, but sadly miscalculated when it comes to core story components.

Its ultimately disappointing to think, after all the horror stories involved in production, that something so misguided can result from such obvious turmoil, but most of the issues…
Review by Redfern ★ 56

At first I thought Iñárritu was simply doing a parody of Malick and Peckinpah. Then I realised that this was meant to be taken seriously.
Review by Jordan Rowe ★★★★★ 8

My brain is struggling to process complete sentences after this film, but I'll give it a try...

I really don't wanna oversell this, but "The Revenant" is one of the most stunning, visceral moviegoing experiences I've ever had. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is working on another level as a storyteller, channeling his pure, auteur-driven vision onto the screen. It's visually astounding (Emmanuel Lubezki is a force of nature behind the camera), intense, and emotionally fulfilling. Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy also turn in some of the best work of their careers.
Review by Jonathan White ★★★ 43

I was going to just knock off a smart-ass little one liner … ‘Hiring Mr. Lubezki does not a Malick film make’ … but I’ve been writing too many of those lately, and Alejandro Iñárritu deserves more respect than that. Amores Perros, 21 Grams, and Babel are all films I’ve seen, enjoyed, and respected. I was on the ‘loved’ side of the divisive Bird Man.

I do believe in the nut of that quip I was going to post. I think Iñárritu began to change with Birdman, and the biggest evidence of that change was saying goodbye to long time cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and striking a new relationship with Chivo.

Rodrigo Prieto is no slouch, but he’s a cinematographer that…

Recent reviews

Review by thoon

why tf did leo get an oscar for this and not great gatsby
Review by Kdown ★★½

Shot well and at times was really good, just went on a bit too long so lost my interest in places.
Review by neve ★★★

leo dicaprio grunts his way to the oscar
Review by Aaron Witt ★★★★½

a bit bloated, but arguably the most beautiful film I've ever seen
Review by Jeremyseki ★★★★

Best scene when they were catching snowflakes on their tongues. Lovin' those long, smooth, uncut camera pans. Tarkovsky is a really good director. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Review by Mackenna Goodrich ★★★

they should retitle this movie "how to buy your way to a best actor oscar even though domhnall gleason and tom hardy played infinitely more interesting characters"
Review by thd ★★★

Beeindruckende Landschaftsaufnahmen und gute Darsteller, v.a. Leonardo DiCaprio kann auf ganzer Linie überzeugen. Das ändert aber leider nichts daran, dass die Story nicht für zweieinhalb Stunden ausreicht, so dass zwischen verschneiten Gebirgswäldern und exzessiven Gewaltszenen gerade im Mittelteil ziemliche Langeweile aufkommt.
Review by vicoliv ★★★½

Special effects and Leo make the movie good
Review by issy 🥝 ★★★★★

I watched this in the cinema in Decemember 2015 n I remember being like when I get home I'm gonna master Fitzgerald's accent and so whenever I watch it now I sit there like We Aad a Deel Glahhs, ai Trye to tell ya boi bu ee wundt listen, I think I'm genuinely getting there anyway love u tommy. I think this film tells the story really well. The camera movement is really cool it follows the action around and u feel really involved, the music is also quite slow and daunting which is great for the atmosphere. Anyway I love Jim Bridger and his water canteen have a good day everyone I hope u are all ok and doin well today x