Wild Indian

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P W Beautiful exploration of modern native american culture and one mans attempt to hide from his dangerous past - and present. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/26/22 Full Review wayne m WIld Indian is an interesting film, although I think an incomplete one. It has a very interesting premise but I felt lacked somewhat in execution. The film is set in two time periods. Firstly in Wisconsin in 1988 with two teenage Native American boys, Makwa and Teddo. Makwa is bullied at home and school and when a situation develops into tragedy they have to make life changing decisions. Most of the film is set in the present day as the we follow the boys that are now grown men. They have gone in different directions to how you might have expected and they now have to deal with actions from the past. The film is an interesting one but I felt it was overwritten and acted in parts and felt stilted at times. Potentially a good film but one that didn't quite deliver. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member If there ever was a film that made me crave for more than I got...it's this one. "Wild Indian" is about Michael, a Native American who left his reservation years ago. He also leaves the knowledge that he helped cover up a murder years earlier. Time catches up, however, as the actual killer is released from prison. Michael takes matters into his own hands to keep the secret. I feel like this story needed a more fleshed out resolution. Maybe a longer movie would have brought the needed depth. Some good performances, but I wanted more. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review brent m As thrillers go, this slowburning tale of a pair of adolescent Native American cousins from troubled backgrounds who get caught up in a dangerous situation has its moments at the film's outset but it drops the ball when their adult selves eventually seek to come to grips with their past. Given the picture's thoroughly unlikeable protagonist, needlessly slow pacing, inexplicable plot developments and soliloquies containing observations that seem to lose something in translation, this alleged mystery/crime saga never quite comes together in an engaging or satisfying way. The fine supporting performances of Chaske Spencer and Phoenix Wilson help to prop up this offering, but the stilted portrayal of Michael Greeneyes and the wasted casting of Jesse Eisenberg and Kate Bosworth present a decidedly mixed bag on the acting front. Director Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.'s debut feature could use some definite spit and polish on a variety of fronts, especially in light of its overall attempts at saying something meaningful but not really saying much of anything at all. Indeed, how this one managed to garner four Independent Spirit Award nominations is perhaps the film's biggest mystery of all. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting premise, but some parts of the story dragged along. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/22 Full Review dave d An ambitious , but ultimately frustrating debut from Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr., 'Wild Indian' had big promise before a third act left turn derailed its momentum. This is such a good premise that the fact Corbine Jr. couldn't stick the landing may not bother everyone as it did me. There are so many elements that work, but in the end I'm curious what the extended cut looks like. At only 90 minutes, there should have been more meat on the bone. Native Americans are underrepresented in Hollywood and it's too bad. Fantastic performance from Michael Greyeyes, who we need to see more of. If you're tuning in for Jesse Eisenberg, don't bother. He has nothing to do and is in only a few quick scenes. You have to wonder how much of his work ended up on the cutting room floor. Final Score: 5/10 Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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