A Murder Mystery that solves itself

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This review may contain spoilers.
WIND RIVER is a riveting murder mystery starring Jeremy Renner as a wilderness tracker and Elizabeth Olsen as a very green FBI agent. Writer/Director Taylor Sheridan (HELL OR HIGH WATER) evokes director Clint Eastwood in this story of murder on an Indian reservation in Wyoming.
Jeremy Renner gives his best performance on screen as Corey Lambert, a wilderness tracker who is haunted by the past. After discovering a dead body on an Indian reservation, he learns that the identity of the body is connected to his tragic past. Lambert sets out to find out what happened with the help of a very green FBI agent played effectively by Elizabeth Olsen. Viewers might know the stars better as Marvel's Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch, roles Renner and Olsen play in The Avengers movies.
No need to go any further with plot details. WIND RIVER is a mystery worth watching unfold. Like I mentioned above, Sheridan evokes Clint Eastwood's strongest films. It's a deeply unsettling murder mystery that evokes sadness and personal reflection.
I give WIND RIVER a deeply effective A-.

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