Gritty, Grisly Wind River delivers intense cinematic experience
I saw this in Russian; something may have been lost in the translation.
Wind River is an intense film based on true events starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen. The opening shots give Renner’s character, Cory, his humanity while also setting him up as someone who does what is needed.
As the film proceeds, Olsen playing FBI agent Jane Banner, shows up to help the tribal police find the murderers of a Native American girl; she enlists Cory’s help. The 2 actors have good screen chemistry that allows them to be emotionally intense without crossing the professional line.
While the film doesn’t have the special effects of summer blockbusters, it does have the superior acting of Renner and Olsen along with Graham Greene and Gil Birmingham. It also has a winter setting that allows for stark, beautiful cinematography, and music that is disconcerting.
Those who want a moving film experience, Wind River will deliver. It doesn’t shy away from hard issues, so if you don’t like blood, rape or killing of animals, there are plenty of summer blockbusters in the theater still. The best scene is one that I want to tell you about, but I don’t want to spoil it for you. (Note: Jon Bernthal has a role in the film – you can read about his Salt Lake Comic Con panel here.)
Wind River is an intense film based on true events starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen. The opening shots give Renner’s character, Cory, his humanity while also setting him up as someone who does what is needed.
As the film proceeds, Olsen playing FBI agent Jane Banner, shows up to help the tribal police find the murderers of a Native American girl; she enlists Cory’s help. The 2 actors have good screen chemistry that allows them to be emotionally intense without crossing the professional line.
While the film doesn’t have the special effects of summer blockbusters, it does have the superior acting of Renner and Olsen along with Graham Greene and Gil Birmingham. It also has a winter setting that allows for stark, beautiful cinematography, and music that is disconcerting.
Those who want a moving film experience, Wind River will deliver. It doesn’t shy away from hard issues, so if you don’t like blood, rape or killing of animals, there are plenty of summer blockbusters in the theater still. The best scene is one that I want to tell you about, but I don’t want to spoil it for you. (Note: Jon Bernthal has a role in the film – you can read about his Salt Lake Comic Con panel here.)