There is so much to like and admire and study closely, including DiCaprio's mature, committed, ruthless and yet empathetic performance.
– Bruce Kirkland,
Toronto Sun,
7 Jan 2016
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DiCaprio may get put through bloody hell, but on a big screen "The Revenant" is heaven, with Lubezki's camera painting the American West as a rapturous primeval proving ground.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
7 Jan 2016
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DiCaprio is called on to depict the man's desperation, grief and searing anger almost entirely through his eyes and he does it with remarkable depth, turning Glass's endurance into a steadfastness both physical and emotional.
– Kate Taylor,
Globe and Mail,
8 Jan 2016
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The journey is long and painstaking, the better to give you a sense of just what is being opposed to what.
– Matthew Lickona,
San Diego Reader,
8 Jan 2016
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Inarritu has constructed an epic fable of uncommon grace and resonance--a film that, like its hero, achieves a kind of transcendence.