Windy River is a 2017 film directed by Taylor Sheridan. Starring a wonderful acting duet - a young but talented actress Elizabeth Olsen and the famous actor Jeremy Renner. So, reviews and reviews for the movie "Windy River" will be considered below.
"She ran six miles ..."
In a snowy desert, on the territory of an Indian reservation, a frozen girl was found. Unhappy before her death, she was beaten and raped many times. She ran six miles before she froze to death. The FBI should take up this investigation, however, since the girl died not from injuries, but from frostbite, this is not considered a murder. From Los Angeles send a young, inexperienced girl - Jane Benner. She is forced to turn to the huntsman Corey Lambert, an excellent ranger who knows the area very well. Cory himself lost his daughter a few years ago under similar circumstances. She was friends with the dead girl. For Corey, this investigation is a matter of honor.
Movie Reviews
Reviews for the movie "Windy River" are mostly positive. But if you are waiting for dynamics, shootings and tension, this film is not for you. The story goes slowly, but the film does not lose anything from this. This is a picture saturated with deep meaning.
Of the advantages of the film are:
- Great acting game. The whole cast perfectly coped with their task. In addition to Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner, Kelsey Chow, John Burntal, Julia Jones, Jill Birmingham and others also played in the film. By the way, Elizabeth Olsen faced the so-called snow blindness during the filming, because the work was given to the girl with special difficulty.
- Beautiful music. It is melodic, perfectly matched to the moment and emphasizes the snowy landscapes of Wyoming.
- Good, logical plot. The creators claim that it was based on real events. Especially the viewer is struck by the inscription in the credits that no one considers women who have disappeared without a trace in the reservations to be sought.
The disadvantages of the film are as follows:
- Some inconsistencies in the plot, however, unnoticed by most viewers.
- Slow narration, lack of suspense. This is more of a drama than an action movie. It leaves a bitter aftertaste and gives you the opportunity to think. Each viewer will find in the film the answers he needs.
Taylor Sheridan is a novice director, but he has shown himself well in films such as “The Killer” and “Windy River”. The film is completely unlike the usual action movies. It is saturated with the silence of the surrounding nature and human cruelty, which is shown without embellishment. It is this cruelty (reviews of the film "Windy River" confirm this) that shockes the viewer.
White people who once enslaved this vast territory and its freedom-loving inhabitants are represented in an unflattering light. The government does not consider Native American women to be human beings and does not investigate criminal cases in which they become victims. And those whites who live with the Indians on reservations mercilessly use defenseless women.
Reviewed by Catti Bree
The review of the movie "Windy River" by Catti Bree is mixed. There are comments about the inconsistency of the plot. Indeed, at the end of the film, an unhurried narrative is replaced by violent activity, which the relaxed and lulled viewer does not expect. The play of Elizabeth Olsen did not delight Catti. The young actress is not used to acting in dramas, such psychological films are new to her. At some points, she slightly outplayed. However, many viewers respond to the actress with sympathy, claiming that such films will allow her to discover dramatic talent.
In general, the film, as the audience claim in their reviews of the film "Windy River", turned out to be interesting, deep, thoughtful and dramatic.