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Wind River 7.5
Not quite sure why I liked this so much, as it was quite derivative. It did have a very unexpected series of events towards the end of the movie - but other than that, it was highly formulaic.
The atmosphere was very powerful, though - as was Jeremy Renner's performance. Same goes for the guy playing the girl's father.
It's really a mood piece more than anything.
I wouldn't say that formulatic is always a bad thing. Sure, there were familiar elements from crime film genre, but the movie wanted to tell a certain kind of story and it did that extremly effectively. I think at it's core it is a very humane story which could very well take place in such setting. The story has that raw belivable quality which makes it so memorable.
I also think it was clever how the director placed the viewer in the shoes of this young fbi-agent. I was learning through her eyes what the heck was going on. Some of the comance traditions for instance seemed foreign to me. It was easy to understand how she was feeling way out of her depth at first as she was trying to navigate through all that. Although her character was somewhat inexperienced and physically untested, she was really courageous and willing to learn. Despite her weaknesses, she took control of the investigation bravely and it was wonderfull to see how her training kicked in during those tough spots.
It is indeed a very atmospheric film. I'm personally a sucker for these kind of rural frozen settings and the director used camera very effectivly to capture all of it on screen. I'd give it 8/10 myself. One of the more memorable films i've seen this year.
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