So much average

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

This movie attracts all because of the acting of leonardo di caprio . so the Oscar got to his hand.

Story line was muddled, what in the hell was this crew doing, why etc.. ?couldn't understand half of what was said. many of the characters looked alike so hard to tell who was who.great bear attack scene but really, a grizzly would have torn his head off and sucked the blood right out of him..so how did he survive 2 attacks- with no infection ? I liked de caprio but really some of this was too far fetched to believe ex. riding a pony off a 80 foot cliff..landing in a tree...again, no breakien bones? beautiful setting, and filming .the original was easier to follow..made more sense.

DiCaprio proved to be the best...!!! .... I saw this movie several times ...

I'm thinking this is one of the best films I've seen in years. Acting, production, scenery (of course), and camera work were all top notch. I know people wanted better character development and not such long stretches of quiet but the way it was filmed brings you back to that date and time, makes you know what it must have really been like trying to make a living hunting and trapping amongst tribes of Indians whom we were impinging on their way of life and ruining what was always their land, their animals and especially their ways. The bear attack was phenomenal and so real I nearly screamed out loud and I've never done that at any movie, ever. The attempts to save each other, when to run, when to not attempt to save others, all these things caused you to put yourself in their shoes and that's what I love in a story. Not how it's contrived or how it stands up to other contrived stories. It was a story that needed to be told, was extremely well acted, the scenery was worth the whole thing then you get so much more. Emotionally moving and stunningly delivered.