The Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Sicario and Hell or High Water has cut his teeth writing about honour-bound but compromised, taciturn men in pursuit of doing the right thing.
So it’s only fitting that Sheridan’s directorial debut revolves around another example of stoic masculinity.
Wind River, which he also penned, is ostensibly a tense crime thriller but it’s much more effective as a film about an unforgiving place and the people forced to contend with its natural brutality.
Corey Lambert (Jeremy Renner) is a wildlife officer, an expert tracker and marksman hunting big cats when he comes across the body of a young woman, the bright blue of her jacket stark against the white snow. She’s got no shoes or pants on and she’s miles away from any civilisation.
Because the body was found on the Wind River Native American reservation, the FBI sends a young agent, Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen) to investigate. Jane, a Las Vegas-based agent originally from Florida, is not prepared for the blistering cold of this remote part of Wyoming.
Fully aware she’s unmatched for the elements and the isolated community, Jane recruits Corey to help her find the girl’s killer…
Source: Wind River movie review: Taylor Sheridan’s directorial debut is more than another crime thriller
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