J. H.
This is a very slow-moving drama based on the same type of thing you'll see in quite a lot of additional movies and mini-series.It's nothing new.A dead person discovered. Small town. No one is helping. We've got a mystery.Every time I looked up, yet another alumni from The Twilight Saga showed up in this flick.
At least three of them.
I think when a call goes out for actors that look Indian, you'll see The Twilight alums show up.
Kinda strange seeing them altogether though. There were wolves in this movie and I keep waiting for them to shift back to human.Anyways, if you like this type of mystery and have no problem with stories that move incredibly slow, then you'll probably like this.I really didn't. While I don't mind a good drama, this just moved at a snails pace. The main actor who plays the wildlife guy, is very hard to understand when he speaks. He's a mumbler.
The kid who plays his son is adorable however. Cute kid.
I prefer dramas to move a bit faster than this did and this could have been done so much better.
thomasjay-52277
Fantastically structured and slow building tensity similar to its 'Frontier' trilogy films the subtlety in this piece is remarkable. Toned down in comparison to Sicario and Hell or High Water this film has shades of Tarantino and is in its own right action packed and thrilling. Emotional, brilliantly cast and perhaps socially significant its arguably the peak of the trilogy, worth your time regardless
doxxman5
There are some movies that are too real and powerful for the Oscars, containing subjects that are taboo. Last year it was Nocturnal Animals, and this year the honor goes to Wind River, which is a drama that never lets up. It is about the persecution of Native American people, in particular the abuse and rape of the women in their culture. Sure the men can't escape and often get imprisoned, but the women mainly end up dead. As Jeremy Renner and Elisabeth Olsen's character's try to navigate the landscape, they are constantly reminded that they will always be outsiders, no matter how much they try to help. Evening the scales and helping drive out the oppressors is a nice idea, but it is far too late as the Native American people are all but extinct. While a movie like Get Out finds a humor in the situation in being a minority, Wind River presents it as unflinching truth. It is a movie that will rip out your heart.
lawrencestevens-58369
This film is absolutely great. One of the best I've seen as of recent times and is now among my favourite films of all time, or at least of 2017. The performances are great all around, Renner's best performance since the hurt locker. Not the happiest film, and there are some hard to watch scenes, but that only makes it better in my eyes. The action scenes hit hard, and the setting feels like a character in its own right. The run time felt a little short, and I would of loved an extra 10 minutes or so, to tie things up and add more character to the leads. But overall this film is amazing, and I can't recommend it enough. The statistic at the end also shocked me.
AD
