Wind River (2017)
Rated R
Starring Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene,
Written and Directed by Taylor Sheridan
The Story:
Cory Lambert (Renner) works for the Department of Fish & Wildlife near the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. When he stumbles upon the frozen body of a local, they call in the FBI for help. They send Jane Banner (Olsen) to help, and the duo begin to uncover what may have really happened to her.
Bleak and beautiful, often at the same time, Taylor Sheridan has carved out a great future for himself as both a writer (Sicario, Hell or High Water) and now as a director as well.
It's a harrowing story of revenge and redemption, with subdued performances by the entire cast.
While the story as presented is a work of fiction, it is based on too many cases of Native American disappearance and deaths.
Renner plays the tortured tracker who has demons of his own to atone for, and they are slowly spelled out as the movie clips along.
Olsen works the fish out of water angle perfectly, trying to balance the fact that she's in charge with the obvious despair that she's in way over her head.
In case you missed this when it first came out, it is now available on Netflix to stream as of this writing.
Final Grade: B+
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