Actors: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen,
Gil Birmingham, Jon Bernthal, Julia Jones, Kelsey Chow, Graham Greene
Rating: 9 out of 10, This is a very
stark outing with the desolate, but spectacular, winter landscape of Wyoming playing
a major supporting character and reflecting the barren lives of the main
characters. Jeremy Renner continues to evolve as an actor and exudes gravitas
as a taciturn hero with the weight of the world on his shoulders but still in
hot, if understated, pursuit of justice for a murdered Indian girl. His Avenger
co-star Red Witch more than holds her own in the talented cast in the crucial
role of the sole FBI agent also trying to track down the killer. There are
several startling shootouts in the cleverly crafted tale. Gil Birmingham, in an
all too small part, once again steals every scene he’s in as a grieving father.
This reminded me in a lot of ways of CJ Box’s outstanding novels set in
generally the same area. I can’t recommend this movie highly enough. I think
Renner is going to be something very special as he reaches middle age and
settles into the parts Tommy Lee Jones has outgrown.
MVP: Jeremy Renner as Cory Lambert
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