Wind River 2017

For most of its running time, Wind River which I watched last night is a tough and pretty good murder mystery that is set in God's country Wyoming. It begins with a young girl running for her life in the snow and we soon learn that she is a native American and how and why she was running for her life is the basis of the story. Set mainly on a Native American reservation the film stars Jeremy Renner (wonderful as usual) as a tracker with the Fish and Wildlife Service who was once married to a beautiful Native American woman, but are now divorced. A great loss hangs over their life and somewhat mirrors the death of the young girl we meet at the beginning of the film. Into the movie comes a green FBI agent played beautifully by Elizabeth Olsen who is quickly becoming one of my favorite young actresses. Olsen is lost and not yet found and depends on Renner to help her with this case. This is the perfect film to watch during this cold rush and although I felt somewhat let down by the last part of the movie I can still say cuddle up for a good and fast thriller that is violent, nasty and disturbing here and there, so be warned. Directed and written by Taylor Sheridan known as a screenwriter who wrote last years Hell or High Water and who makes his directorial debut with this film, he has a good eye and ear for movement and dialogue.