Would have been better if....

Rating: 4/10 (9 November 2017)

... they didn't portray Lander/Wind River so poorly.
I used to live out on the Wind River Res, I was out in Lander for a few years. The place is not a frozen tundra that is as desolate as Siberia...
For the love of God, there is a casino there. I know, I lived less than an acre away from it. Lander is a town of 6,500+ people and growing, 30 minutes away you have Riverton, even larger than Lander. There are places people hang out all day and night regardless of the -20 degree temps outside. (My mom came to visit once and it was -27 and she was in shock because someone was walking into Safeway wearing slippers and a robe) Yes, the town is big enough for a safeway and in riverton you have a walmart.
So when the guy at the end was saying "There aren't any women here!" I about lost it.
Yes, Wind River has a high murder rate, yes there is a high drop out rate in schools, yes people get sexually assaulted there. But if you are going to make a movie about what happens out there, let's be realistic, people bail on school, refuse to work, and there is a higher than average murder rate because so many people receive per- cap and know they don't have to do anything with the rest of their lives but sit around and drink until their next monthly check comes in.
This movie would have been better as a stand alone, not trying to poorly portray what Lander really is like.