Thunderbird – Movie Review
First Reaction – Thunderbird takes us down a dark mysterious story.
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Director: Nicholas Treeshin
Writer: Nicholas Treeshin (Screenplay)
Cast
- Natalie Brown (Dawn of the Dead)
- Colten Wilke
- William Belleau (Killers of the Flower Moon)
- Julian Black Antelope (Hold the Dark)
- Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica)
Plot: A reclusive young fisherman goes looking for his missing sister in the rugged Pacific Northwest.
Runtime: 1 Hour 35 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Thunderbird starts when Ivy Seymour (Brown) arrives in a small Pacific Northwest town to investigate a murder. She must learn how the locals think, in a large Native American community. However, an outsider, Will Brook (Wilke), returns in search of his sister, causing a stir in the community.
When the two team up, they make a disturbing discovery that only leads to something far more terrifying happening in the area. they face a race to solve the murder and the larger crime happening before something much bigger happens.
Verdict on Thunderbird
Recap
The movie follows a detective arriving in a town to solve a murder. She teams up with an outsider local. The movie points towards the Native American community, but the outsider’s past with the community causes more trouble in solving the crime and understanding the truth.
Best Parts
The movie presents an interesting mystery and it shows the connection between differing communities. It uses this to highlight the strained relationship between Native Americans and outsiders who try to take their lands. The mystery takes us down plenty of different paths and the performances are strong throughout.
Worst Parts
On the negative side, this suggests a lot more supernatural behavior and doesn’t seem to present that. It wants to pay on a myth or legend but doesn’t get into that enough. This is also strange because it wants to blame someone who made a decision as a scared child and make him pay for that decision.
Final Thoughts –Thunderbird is a dark disturbing mystery.
