Movie #1140 "The Revenant" is all Leo and photography and nature. And that's all you need, really. We've seen the story before, but it's the way it is told. I think all the dialogue could fit on one page, at least what Leo says, so he has to rely so much on everything else he in his actor's tool bag to get across his character. Tom Hardy depends on mumbling, and I can't fathom why he was nominated for an oscar this a.m. I guess it's for his physical presence in his scenes, because he really truly mumbles (and that's not just me the old lady saying this!) The cinematography is wondrous, and the film is in epic proportions in shooting the landscape, what Leo has to go through (5 minute maul by a bear, for example) , and the dreams he has of his lovely native american wife whom he lost to senseless violence. There is a lot of violence here, and it is done in epic proportions, too, but in the end, it is so well done, that it will probably win Leo an academy award, and possibly the picture as well. As long as you know going in that there is a big and bloody bear maul and a big fight scene that is hard to watch at the end, your stomach should be able to get through it without much trouble, and hopefully, you'll come out of it saying you saw a truly well done film.
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