Wind River - Why you go to the Movies - An Excellent Film

Rating: 10/10 (19 August 2017)

No spoilers. Really, really good film. A thriller. The Plot: the body of a bare foot young woman found in the snow out miles from anything or anyone on a native American reservation. The screenplay. Tight, no wasted dialog, unnecessary characters or gratuitous overly long scenes. Characters are developed, frame by frame, fun to watch. Very well cast with wonderful performances by all. The cinematography is amazing, capturing a landscape that's beautiful, stark and frightening all at once. The writer/director Taylor Sheridan wove a story that grabs you in the first 2 minutes and hold you breathless till the final credits roll. Sheridan keeps you in the film, less like you're watching the action remote and safe more like you're right there just out of frame but close enough to feel the tension, feel the dread. An excellent film, somewhere way up there between 8 and 10 stars.