Evengyny
Thanks for the memories!
Ezmae Chang
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Lela
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
benhume1972
Good movie overall but let down by really bad sound, volume button was getting a good workout for the majority of the runtime .. Super quiet voices, almost mumbling.. Did they not hear this in editing? Or should i say not hear !!
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.
LilyWai
Understated and engaging film that centers on a skilled game tracker Cory (brilliantly played by Jeremy Renner), the Wyoming Native American reserve he and his extended family call home and his role in helping solve a crime. When a young, talented but somewhat insensitive FBI agent Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen) is called in to help run a murder investigation it becomes clear she is not going to be able to do it alone. Teaming up with the local police and utilising Cory's knowledge of tracking in the remote and unforgiving environment becomes her only option in finding how a young Native American girl ended up dead in the snow.
Renner really knocks it out of the park on this one, his portrayal of a father dealing with the aftermath of his own loss while assiting on an investigation that sits a little too close to home is a standout. He shows that strong performances can come from an intensity that simmers below the surface and his understated performance fits nicely when teamed with Olsen's at times pushy character. Layered within this starring duo are the Native American families, the ongoing issues they face as a community and as victims of this horrible crime.
The cinematography is breathtaking, the performances to a high standard and the plot keeps you engaged right up to the final scenes. Taylor Sheridan is clearly a writer and director with an exciting future ahead, I for one will be keeping an eye out for his future projects on the back of seeing Wind River.
tonybedford
This was a good film, spoilt somewhat by sound issues. I was not sure what the problem was - were the actors just mumbling? It almost felt like the sound guy was standing too far away - the music and sound effects were fine, but even with the sound turned up to 75/100 I had a hard time hearing what the characters said - that was very hard going. I don't think I got more than a couple of words of the Native American policeman said. Much of the (important?) dialog appeared to be mumbled. Perhaps because I'm English I was not completely "dialled in" to the accents - but I can't remember having an issue with American accents before. I think because I missed quite a bit of the dialog there were a few loose ends left hanging for me. For example, the snow mobile trail that led up to Matt. Did he try to escape, or was he taken there by the "baddies"? If taken there by the baddies, why was the trail only in one direction? And where did they go after? I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation, but it was perhaps missed in the poor sound quality of the dialog.Having said all that it was an interesting movie and very well done otherwise.