Okay, while gathering my thoughts on this one, I cheated: Sheridan, the writer/director, also wrote Hell or High Water. So of course, the structure is exactly the same: huge build-up through deep character development, meticulous plot narration, and beautiful off-limits landscapes (here a snow-covered Wyoming Indian reservation) ... to eventually fizzle out during a loud and somewhat nonsensical payoff. But Renner, a hunter who's hunting down this murderer to compensate his shortcomings on a previous murder, has one moment-of-truth scene that shook me, just by him diverting his eyes. Believe it or not, that made the entire movie worth watching.
PS: Thanks for the recommendation, Negin!
Mo says:
...one moment-of-truth scene that shook me, just by him diverting his eyes...
ReplyDeleteWhich scene ? Can you address it kindly?