A truly incredibly crafted American film and that needs to be emphasized...

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2018)

Director Taylor Sheridan reached deep into his mind to hold onto what makes us unique. A nation of such disparate backgrounds and yet when Cory Lambert (Jeremey Renner) comes upon the corpse of the raped girl he viscerally understands the monster that did this crime is indifferent towards any blowback. This is WY in 2017 and on a 'Federal Indian Reservation' to boot i.e. what could possibly happen to a perp in such an isolated place?
Sheridan adapted Cormac McCarthy's novel 'No Country For Old Men' into a credible script for a 2+ hour film and did it masterfully. He also wrote both Sicario and Sicario 2. This I feel is his finest work because both 'Sicarios...esp. the 2nd one'...are rife with 2018 agenda driven politics. Wind River has none of that and even more it didn't have a 'romance' between 'Lambert' and Jane Banner (Elisabeth Olsen)...Sheridan understood what the fall out is per 'casual sex' as compared to a commitment.
See this film. It is a great film not because there are 'surprises' rather there is a revelation of reality that has nothing to do with some agenda driven script save respect and justice.
Lastly - there were no 'de rigeur' 'breetish actors/actresses...it was all Americans for this deep foray into what our nation is rather than a cast that, in their hearts, has np real connection to what makes us uniquely American.