The Revenant by Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2015

✅ It’s entertaining and both DiCaprio & Hardy are great, but—

❌ —it’s half-assed. Smith’s script is solid and predictable as usual, but less interesting than Glass’s own story; Lubezki’s cinematography often punches below its weight; foley’s mediocre; & historical inaccuracies abound.

❌ Except for the outstanding battle cut, editing jumps between settings sans dramatic buildups & largely drops the ball on the pacing.

Score’s great.

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