The Revenant
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: December 25, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 50 Critic Reviews
Positive:
41
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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60
CineVueBen NicholsonJan 19, 2016
Though there's an awful lot to be admired - not least an enormously impressive soundscape - The Revenant ultimately lacks the nerve-jangling thrills or the spiritual resonance that it strives for. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinDec 11, 2015
I think The Revenant is, on the whole, pain without gain, but it’s certainly a tour ​de force — literally, a feat of strength. Read full review
60
VarietyJustin ChangDec 4, 2015
In aiming to steer his dark, fatalistic vision toward something genuinely contemplative and cathartic, Inarritu has managed to appropriate the beauty of Malick’s filmmaking but none of its sublimity — another word for which might be humility. There is plenty of amazement here, to be sure, but all too little in the way of grace. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanJan 15, 2016
However good DiCaprio may be, everything else feels overblown. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn HornadayJan 7, 2016
Despite the literal and figurative pains it takes to persuade viewers of its own importance, The Revenant can’t escape the clutches of crippling self-regard. Read full review
50
ScreenCrushMatt SingerDec 15, 2015
If Iñárritu wanted to show how life on the frontier was miserable and monotonous he succeeded — by making a movie that is miserable and monotonous. Some of the greatest cinematography in history can’t change that fact. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternDec 23, 2015
I came out of this would-be epic feeling physically exhausted, psychically mauled and none the better for wear. Read full review
40
SalonAndrew O'HehirDec 23, 2015
For a while, at least, this one feels like Iñárritu’s masterpiece, until that familiar too-muchness begins to take over. Read full review
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