Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

SnoopyStyle Ray Levoi (Val Kilmer) is an FBI agent with some Sioux ancestry. William Dawes (Fred Dalton Thompson) sends him to investigate murders on tribal land in the badlands of South Dakota with veteran agent Frank 'Cooch' Coutelle (Sam Shepard). There is civil conflict from the radical Aboriginal Rights Movement and they are the prime suspect. Walter Crow Horse (Graham Greene) is local tribal police. Tribal president Jack Milton (Fred Ward) and his thugs are hunting for members of ARM. Levoi is forced to reawaken his native roots.This has a bit of a thriller element but mostly, it has a nice take on modern native cultural troubles. Val Kilmer is a bit too white to play a mix-race character. On the other hand, there are great native actors. Director Michael Apted is able to be sensitive to real native culture without talking down to it.

classicalsteve Loosely inspired by the so-called "Incident at Oglala", the killings of two FBI agents at the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975, "Thunderheart" is a murder mystery, an action-thriller, and a window into Native American culture and beliefs. Val Kilmer in maybe his best performance, plays Ray Lavoi, an FBI agent sent to investigate a murder on a Native American reservation in upstate South Dakota. His superiors at the federal agency realize native American blood runs through his veins and decide he's the best choice to help conduct the investigation, believing that his Native American connection will help endear him with the locals to get the evidence they need to make their case. But the locals aren't fooled a bit, and they call him the "Washington Redskin". From the outset, Lavoi distances himself from his Native American heritage. He is paired with veteran field agent Frank "Cooch" Coutelle, played with equal realism by the incomparable Sam Shepherd, who simply wants to capture their prime suspect, build a case, and vamoose from the reservation land as quickly as possible. But things aren't quite as they seem.When Kilmer and Shepherd arrive on the scene, the reservation land is home to feuding gangs of local Native Americans who sport gas-guzzlers and rifles. And the FBI is already making a strong case against one of them, deciding that the murder is part of the on-going blood feud. The agents then meet Walter Crow Horse (Graham Greene), a reservation police officer and investigator who starts questioning the air-tight FBI case; he begins elucidating several aspects of the murder either missed or dismissed by the FBI. Kilmer is somewhat curious, but Shepherd dismisses him. At first Kilmer regards Greene as an adversary but as the film progresses, a friendship gradually emerges. However, when Kilmer meets Maggie Eagle Bear (Sheila Tousey), an Ivy League graduate who returned to the reservation to help educate her people, he learns there have been many more unsolved murders as a result of the blood feud. Which begs the question: why is the FBI involved in this particular case? Kilmer then meets the most interesting character of the film, "Grandpa Medicine Man" Samuel Reaches, played by a bona fide Rosebud Sioux Indian name of Ted Thin Elk who had seen very few movies during his lifetime before he was asked to play this role. Grandpa describes some prophetic visions he had received concerning Kilmer's arrival. Simultaneously, he tries to help Kilmer reconnect with his Native American heritage. Now Kilmer is caught between two worlds: his duties as a federal agent and to the FBI and the culture of the American Indians to which he is just beginning to rediscover. An outstanding and compelling movie from start to finish, with superb performances by all the main leads, particularly Shepherd, Kilmer, Greene, Tousey, and Fred Ward as the leader of the rival tribe. And a special acknowledgment to Ted Thin Elk as the Grandpa Medicine Man, who almost steals the show as the wise old Indian who also likes to watch Mr Magoo on television for philosophical reasons. (But look out, he also likes to trade for your valuables! Before you know it, you may have given up your $5000 Rolex Watch for a little rock!) This is just an incredibly underrated film and a quality you don't find in many of films of its type. If it were up to me, I would have nominated Ted Thin Elk for an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor category.

surkult I just watched Thunderheart for the first time the other day. I found out about it a while ago when I was searching for movies about Native Americans that was not biased towards the whites being heroes and totally innocent of wrong doing (like the older westerns). So was this film worth watching for the reasons above and in general...Well....Wow! Just wow! What amovie! As many people on here already stated, this movie is totally underrated. The acting is overall fantastic and Val Kilmer and Graham Green gives truly memorable performances. The chemistry and development between Kilmer and Greens characters alone is a reason for seeing this movie. And Ted Thin Elk as Grandpa is really a joy to watch. The beautiful and vast badlands of South Dakota also plays an important role in the story. The suspense, action and the underlying deep emotions and problems are well balanced through out. It also gives you a little insight how life is on a modern Native American reservation, in this case the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.A very powerful and mesmerizing movie that stays with you for a long time!

Jackson Booth-Millard I like the lead actor, the critics give it four out of five, I think that's the only reason I watched it, and I'm a little disappointed that I stuck it out, because it got both confusing and boring, from director Michael Apted (Extreme Measures, The World Is Not Enough). Basically FBI agent Ray Levoi (Val Kilmer), with a Sioux Indian background, is helping out a murder investigation at a reservation in the Badlands of South Dakota, where he is coming to terms with his heritage. He rejects the tactics of his fellow agents, who want to cover up rather than solve the crime. He gets help from Walter Crow Horse (Graham Greene), who I guess has some association with his heritage, and fellow agent Frank Coutelle (Sam Shepard) is concerned. Also starring Fred Ward as Jack Milton, Fred Dalton Thompson as William Dawes, Sheila Tousey as Maggie Eagle Bear, Chief Ted Thin Elk as Grandpa Sam Reaches, John Trudell as Jimmy Looks Twice, Julius Drum as Richard Yellow Hawk, Sarah Brave as Maisy Blue Legs and rock musician David Crosby as Bartender. Robert De Niro might have helped in production, but it doesn't change my opinion that not all of this makes sense to me, I mean there are some very small moments of interest, but not enough to make me want to see it again. Okay, worth seeing at least once, in my opinion!