Review of Wind River (2017) by Christopher H — 22 Nov 2017

Dark but excellent murder mystery with an amazing shoot out scene towards the end. Well made film with excellent performances.

This review of Wind River (2017) was written by Christopher H on 22 Nov 2017.

Wind River has generally received very positive reviews.

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I GIVE THIS FILM An 8.5 EIGHT POINT FIVE THE SITE ONLY ALLOWS ME 0-6 so mine is 8.5 This is the second time I’ve watched Wind River…

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