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The standout performance is perhaps that of Rockwell whose status as the prejudiced, ask-questions later Dixon suggests a typical one-dimensional role. By recruiting McDormand, Harrelson and Rockwell in the three key roles, the film owes much of its success to the performances of the three veteran actors who are all just as adept at being funny and moving. The main thing that makes this film work so wonderfully is the ways in which genuine humor balances sufficiently with truly devastating subject matters. While Mildred ploughs on in her protest amidst a gradually hostile environment involving family and the town’s residents, unexpected subplots involving Willoughby and Dixon lead to events where life in Ebbing will not be the same again. Even a visit from Willoughby sympathetically explaining how the lack of witnesses and evidence has left the case stalling is still not enough for her to back down. Such is her frustration that one day, she sells her ex-husband’s trailer (unknown to him) and uses the proceeds to fund the sale of three disused billboards that each explain her daughter’s dying moments, the lack of progress and rhetorically asking the police chief Willoughby (Woody Harrelson) why.Īmong many, the police are furious, notably the dim-witted mummy’s boy Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell).
Seven months have passed since the teenage daughter of Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) was raped and murdered, yet in her eyes, the police are more interested in maintaining their racist attitudes than searching for a suspect.
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It is not just his finest work to date, but it is the very film that proves his combination of violent comedy and sensitive drama can end with a viewer feeling full satisfaction. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is only his third feature. Though his debut feature In Bruges was arguably a misfire, Seven Psychopaths was a compensation of sorts. One of the best movies of 2017.MARTIN McDonagh may just be one of those directors who gradually improves with each film. Nevertheless, it’s is an interesting and sometimes funny and unpredictable dark comedy/drama with excellent performances worth checking out. You see, there are some plot holes and scenes that are just unconvincing but I can’t go into details without spoilers.
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Don’t get me wrong, I think it is a well-written movie with some excellent dialogues but I don’t agree with nominations and awards regarding the script. It is well-shot and directed, I liked all the characters and I think that all actors did a pretty good job, especially Frances McDormand ( Fargo, Burn After Reading, Moonrise Kingdom) and Sam Rockwell ( Moon, Seven Psychopaths, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) who are excellent and deserve awards recognition for their work here. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a dark comedy/drama, similar to works of Coen brothers. So I was little worried that he’ll turn to be a one trick pony (like Richard Kelly, who after Donnie Darko hasn’t made good movie) but after seeing Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, I can say I was wrong as his last movie is probably his best yet proving that Seven Psychopaths was isolated case. Months have passed after her daughter was found raped and murdered, so Mildred Hayes (McDormand), a divorced mother who lives with her son, unsatisfied by local authorities, challenges them by painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at the chief of police William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson).ĭirector Martin McDonagh started his film career with pretty good In Bruges and followed it a couple of years later with not so good Seven Psychopaths. Starring: Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Peter Dinklage, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbie Cornish, Zeljko Ivanek, John Hawkes Well-shot, directed, acted and written, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is an interesting and sometimes funny dark comedy/drama with excellent performances from Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell.