The Revenant

The Revenant recalls Ford’s The Searchers and modifies its themes of tribal and sexual transgression.

Emerging view · themes

The Revenant is gut-churningly brutal and beautiful.

Widely noted · tone & pacing

The bear scene is one of the most stunning things I've seen on film in a long time.

Widely noted · cinematography

DiCaprio's performance is completely committed in every terrifying moment.

Widely noted · performances

What he’s come up with is a classic B picture fortified with all manner of Grade A resources.

Commonly observed · general

The Revenant is egregiously overlong.

Widely noted · general

The film can’t escape its own deadly script.

Widely noted · screenplay

The Revenant is, in many ways, a departure from González Iñárritu’s usual product.

Commonly observed · general