A2Z Movie Picks and Pans - 2016


The Revenant 
8 January 2016
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
2 hr 36 min

Rated: R | Common Senses Media says: Parents need to know that The Revenant is a revenge Western full of brutal, punishing violence. The main character (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) overcomes crippling wounds, hunger, cold, and pain to find the man who killed his son; he's often shown in great agony. Characters are also shot with arrows and guns, mauled by bears, and fall over cliffs. Blood, gore, and wounds are shown, as are dead bodies (both human and animal). A woman is raped. Language is also very strong, with uses of "f--k," "s--t," and more. There's a brief moment of full-frontal male nudity and  some whisky drinking is shown.
Grade: D+ | I found this film to be a torturous, self indulgent, masturbatory, vehicle to showcase the increasingly tiresome over-acting of the grandiosely overrated Leonardo DiCaprio. I know, a lot of people are enamored by this "actor" but I couldn't wait for the excruciating experience to end.

Director: (as Alejandro G. Iñárritu)
Writers:    (screenplay), (screenplay) (as Alejandro G. Iñárritu), Michael Punke (based in part on the novel by)
Stars: , , |

Inspired by true events, THE REVENANT is an immersive and visceral cinematic experience capturing one man’s epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption. THE REVENANT is directed and co-written by renowned filmmaker, Academy Award® winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman, Babel).


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