Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach or short attention spans. That isn’t to say it is very boring, it is just quite long. It does manage to hold the attention pretty well and feels well-paced. I am usually one for lots of action and get fairly bored of there isn’t enough, but this one has a great balance that kept me from getting bored, but was still an emotionally charged and character-led film rather than an action-led one.
The camera work was amazing and have the film a very real feel. The special effects and makeup/costumes were excellent and made every amazing and horrific event look completely real. The actor was also phenomenal and Leo may have his chance for an Oscar with this one. Similar to Tom Hardy in Mad Max, he didn’t have many lines for most of the movie, but still got you into the mind of the character and really made you feel for what he was going through.
All around really good. Again, not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach, but if you can deal with some graphic violence, you should definitely see it.