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Thursday, 5 January 2017

The Revenant (Re-watch)

I'm not going to spend too much time on this film.

I saw it originally at the cinema, and I think I was slightly more blown away by it the first time. It didn't live up to re-watching so much.

I think the reason for this is that it's stunning visually (same cinematographer as Children of Men) but the storyline is a bit weak. There are so many little plot holes and pitfalls in the narrative that really stand out on a second viewing, and aside from the beautiful landscape photography and a couple of wicked action sequences, there's not much to this film.

A bit like ringing out a slightly damp cloth. 7/10