The Reverent (2015)

Rated R

 

Runtime: 2 hours and 36 minutes

 

Genre: Adventure and Western

 

Director and Writer: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

 

Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson and Will Poulter

 

Budget: $135,000,000

 

Box Office: $533,574,355

 

Positives:

• Very good establishing shots

• Intriguing camera movements with shaking and tracking

• Tranquility and calm moments that were nice

• Power sound effects

• Smooth soundtrack

• Depth themes about death, revenge, man vs. nature and vengeance

• A good way to make it a show don't tell movie

Negatives:

• Very cartoony with the action sequences

• Some limited dialogue

• Some scenes that were uncomfortable

Overall Verdict:

Story 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (8.5)

Character 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (7)

Dialogue/Diction 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (7)

Pacing/Timing 0 1 2 3 4 5 (3.5)

Background/Sets 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Background Music/Audio 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Camera/Cinematography 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

38/50 7.6/10