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Wind River Review



Wind River was written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, who wrote the Oscar nominated Hell or High Water. Wind River stars Jeremy Renner as verteran game tracker, Cory Lambert, who discovers the remains of a young Native American woman while hunting on the Native American Reservation in the mountains of Wyoming. Which then lead to the murder investigation lead by FBI agent Jane Banner played by Elizabeth Olson. Learning that she is out of her element, Banner recruits the help of Lambert to track down the murderers.

Taylor really showed his skills as a very talented and solid director with Wind River, from the opening scene it was captivating and intense, leading to a strong roller coaster of emotion and drama. I was blown away by this movie and it's intelligent story telling and it's captivating performances, as wells as the truly beautiful look of this movie.

Let's take a look at the best things about this film.


1. Tone- The tone of this movie is really something that is known immediately, and Taylor Sheridan didn't back down from it. He used everything in his wheelhouse, including the environment, to create a very dark  and very sinister tone. The realism of this movie is scary and very gripping throughout. It didn't feel like a movie, it felt small and real. I felt like I was going along with these characters attempting to solve this horrific murder along side them.

2. Acting- The acting in this movie was something that was truly amazing. Jeremy Renner gave hands down his best performance. Renner truly carried this movie with what I believe to be a oscar worthy role. Elizabeth Olson also had the role of her carrier in Wind River. I didn't see either of these characters as "actors" I saw them as the characters they were portraying and I felt like they had lives outside of the movie we were watching. The back story to Cory Lambert was so heartfelt and real I felt like I lived it with him.






3. Script- This movie had some of the best conversational scene I have seen in a long time. The dialogue in this movie was masterfully crafted. Nothing felt out of place and all of the dialogue felt like natural everyday conversation. The scene in which Cory tells Jane about his tragic past was one of the most captivating scenes I have seen in a while. Every part of this script just felt well crafted and put together.

4. Entertaining- Wind River had a lot of entertainment value to it. It was one of the best murder mysteries I have seen. After Sheridan's Hell or High Water, I was expectant of a pretty good crime thriller. Wind River to me, was more entertaining. Every scene had me sitting closer to the screen and I was sitting on the edge of my seat by the end of it. It also had really surprising and exciting action scenes.

5. Ending- Taylor Sheridan did an amazing job of making this movie have one of the best endings I have seen in a long time. It was satisfying on a really big level. It didn't end in a conventional way, but the ending was cathartic in a lot of ways. The climax of this movie was almost sickening and was very hard to watch. Jeremy Renner really helped sell the ending of this movie in a big way.





Overall, Wind River was one of the best movies I have seen this year. From the very beginning of this movie I knew it was going to be something extremely special. Wind River was an excellent movie and very entertaining. Jeremey Renner and Elizabeth Olson both gave the performances of their careers. I highly recommend seeing Wind River. I am going to give Wind River an A.

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