I disagree. This thing was nothing but a leftist virtue signaling movie where the only TRULY bad guys were white guys.
The whole message was moronic because they throw up the placard at the end about how Native American women disappearances aren’t tracked.
But the movie never ever goes into the way of that or even points that out except for a throw away line that the Indians don’t want the Feds on their land and they’re so poor because the white man keeps em down that they don’t have the resources to do the investigation themselves.
There’s LOTS of injustices that they could’ve explored here in an honest fashion but ignored to make a PC movie. The only thing that saves the movie is Jeremy Renners performance and the police chief (I’ve loved him in everything he’s done) otherwise skip it
But instead, I went to see the movie strictly for entertainment. Not looking for perceived political statements. Besides, you can find that in real life all over the place, so its bound to show up in some movie plots and scripts.
If you go to the movies looking for offenses to your sensibilities, then I'm sure you'll find them if you're looking for it.
Wind River is one of the better movies out lately. Lots of action and drama. Engaging in it's plot.
I enjoyed the movie for its entertainment value and I recommend it highly.
Graham Greene. He played a similar roll in Thunderheart with Val Kilmer about 25 years ago.