Fantastic performances by Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson bolster a heartbreaking narrative full of dark humour by Martin McDonagh. The film sets an atmosphere which is hard to describe, but is found in some films of this year such as Wind River. The audience is filled with such a high level of dread as the events of the film could occur in real life and many characters act happy despite their lives being anything but this.
I think this is why I love films so much, people telling stories about other people and what motivates them to do the things they do.
Engaging and Captivating, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, is a drama that will leave everyone specullating and guessing without ever revealing the real culprit of the plot's main story! Incorporating Dark Humour, this movie gives us outstanding performances by Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, and Sam Rockwell, and it's sure to leave moviegoers satisfied, even with the lack of closure!
A Great Movie
can't believe The Shape of Water won over this...
Completely aimless, tonally confusing, and ultimately boring.
It's definitely watchable, but don't believe the hype - If this mediocre thing raked up no less than 7 Oscar nominations that should tell you something about the current state of the US movie industry.
i didn't think the stupid comedy and drama were a good match. It was a bit of a clash of styles. I think it should have focused on being a drama. There was an ongoing message about violence and its ramifications, which was slightly overdone but not that annoying. There are a few tender moments and they are OK, but then it's back to penis jokes. It got better towards the end as the plots came together. The way the characters connect to each other is just good enough. Sometimes Revengeful Mildred acted like she was out of a comedy mafia show for most of the movie. I did like the end. I liked the idea. When it works it works. Woody's character seemed a bit disposable.
Spolier
There are a few clunky bits and weirs coincidences. Like happening to having a fire extinguisher in the car as you pass a fire. And saying you hope your daughter gets rapes , just before she gets raped. It's not exactly subtle. The new head of police watches someone chuck a guy out of a window, and nothing happens.
I wasn't even looking for issues with this movie as I paid to see it.
An incredible tragicomedy, with a perfectly-paced story, that unfolds in an engaging and unpredictable manner. The perfect balance of heart-wrenching drama and witty dark humor made the film a thoroughly entertaining experience, and the writing, paired with the performances of the cast, made the characters feel real and compelling.
I was really in the mood for a murder mystery where the bad guy will get punished their crimes but I gotta say, this movie turned me around. Great dialogue, music, acting and cinematography.
I admire the acting in this movie, though not so much for the plot. The story itself just end there without any resolution, really.
Great quality cinema. A good starting idea, a good rythm throughout the whole thing, it looks good, but mostly: lots of great actors with well built characters. That's really the strong point, the crime part is just a pretext to make these characters interact, nothing much evolves on this front, and every character is interesting in its own way. Well apart, from the son that is basically useless. Even the dumb Penelope is way better as the comic relief.
The story centers first on McDormand's Mildred, she stays the main character, but the simplest and the most constant. Great performance as usual though.
Then the most interesting part comes with the sheriff, the most interesting character to me, and his death relaunches the whole movie when it could have started to run in circles, also giving him a whole new dimension.
Then the story centers on Rockwell's Jason, who would arguably be the most changing character, but also the most cliché one. Just the drunk, violent, asshole cop that is not so bad inside and tries to be better, but yeah, still an asshole. Actually how come he's not already in prison during that third act ?
Then a lot of supporting characters that all add something to the whole, even if some are there just for a single scene.
An interesting point is that in the beginning you wonder who will turn out to be the good guy of the story, because they all seem bad. Mildred may be grieving her daughter, but boy are her views extremes ! And by the end, there is not really a good or bad side to the story. Well I'd say that the sheriff turns out to be a real good guy though, compared to the others.
Even if the main story does not evolve much during the movie, there are lots of shocking and unexpected events that keep you interested in what happens next, quite regularly in fact, this gives a quite interesting rythm comapred to what you would expect from a drama.
And of course, despite all being mostly tragic, it's expertly seasoned with whole sort of humourus scenes, light, dark, stupid, cute, a large spectrum of comedy that are even more memorable than the tragic parts.
Amazing! This was a powerful move.
I really enjoy it.
Mildred is one of the most incredible characters ever made.
This is one of those few movies where everyone from the cast brings their A game, absolutely stellar performance from each of the cast members, had me hooked throughout the entirety of the movie. A unique narrative all along, went in blind and was blown away due to the unpredictable twists and turns, interesting and well written characters with exceptional filmmaking. I am a sucker for Crime Drama movies and this felt like a breath of fresh air.
8.3/10
Damn, it was a good movie!
Fantastic film, I'll need to watch it again to analyse it properly, but whenever a film manages to perfectly hit the reality of its subject and theme, whenever it manages to fulfil the genre conventions without falling into cliches and without being predictable, you know it's a goddamn fine piece.
It has an unmistakeable atmosphere (great and fitting music, scenery, mise-en-scene and tempo), an alluring feel around it which is (I suppose) not easy to create nor sustain throughout the two hours. Its internal coherence is amazing and the actions really do have consequences ( I might've missed some of these little hints, but I really liked the one which suggests that Dixon would've killed himself with that shotgun if Mildred didn't accept his offer of him going with her to Idaho )
What I want also to point out is the evolution of the motives – from exposing the dullness, the stinky staleness and stuffiness of the small middle of nowhere "community" (whose apparent, on the surface idyllic nature becomes shaken not by the tragedy, by inhumane crime, but by attempts to touch into and clear up the (for some comfortable) quagmire (Twin Peaks reference of course)) and sad, pathetic lives of the inhabitants – to the personal arcs of the complex characters who are trying to find their ways of existing in, but also confronting the described society while being pushed forward by personal drives and morals or pulled back by desperation and nihilism.
Phenomenal film. Loved every second.
I've been aware of this film, in name only (didn't know any of the plot etc.), since it came out and have always had a great feeling about it - I just had an inkling it would be great. It isn't, it's much more than that... it's incredible.
The mix between the humour and seriousness is superb, I found myself laughing aloud one moment and then feeling saddened minutes later; that was the case a ridiculous amount of times throughout the 115 minutes.
The premise is pretty mad and filled with coincidences, but I absolutely adore the way it is written and put together onscreen. The cinematography is also beautiful, as is the score. The pacing is fantastic too. All that is without even mentioning the cast, who are outstanding.
What a terrific performance from Frances McDormand, who I always remember from 1998's 'Madeline' - one of the first films I recall watching at a young age. She's utterly brilliant as Mildred, from the first scene to the last. Her co-stars are also top notch, so well cast.
Woody Harrelson (Willoughby) and Sam Rockwell (Dixon) are great in their respective roles, while my personal GOT king Peter Dinklage (James) also appears in a minor part. I liked Caleb Landry Jones (Red), also.
'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' is a must-watch!
Really smooth and I don't know what but has something special. Totally recommend.
A hard-nosed mother, at the end of her rope, rents a trio of billboards to remind local police that they still have no suspects in her daughter's seven-month-old rape and murder. Very Coen-esque, and not just in that it stars Frances McDormand, who's appeared in half a dozen of their films and is actually married to one of the brothers. Most notable is the way director/screenwriter Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths) gets us familiar with dozens of rounded, colorful characters, fleshes them out and makes us care about how their paths intertwine. Or, in most cases, how they collide, break apart and ricochet into the next unsuspecting object. This really gets going in the second act, when a core character makes a profound decision that results in a solid hour of nonstop chain reactions.
But it's not all dark gristle and angry monologues. Often, it works as an effective black comedy, which I realize is a tough thing to recognize after admitting it's about a rape investigation. Such tension-breakers are crucial, though, to keep us from getting too bogged down in the solemnity of it all, and to maintain a sense of momentum. Wonderfully shot, with plenty of time dedicated to exploring the beat-up small town at the center of all the drama, it's also expertly paced, brilliantly acted and continuously surprising. A deserved favorite for the Oscars.
Really enjoyed the words that Mildred had to say to the priest that came to her house.
Tragic at its core, but a tale filled with hope and grace, and real insights into the human condition. McDormand is fantastic - as she always is - but kudos also belong to Harrelson and Rockwell, as well as the whole of the superb supporting cast. Narratively unpredictable, but the characters matter more than the plot in this gem of a film.
1 / 2 directing & technical aspect
1 / 1 story
1 / 1 act I
1 / 1 act II
0 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
1 / 1 writing
0 / 1 originality
0 / 1 lasting ability to make you think
0 / 1 misc
6 out of 10
I enjoyed the pace of the film, the tension, and the character arcs. Even the ending was satisfactory though not what I expected.
LIFF31 2017 #6
"Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong?"
Out of all the films I've seen at LIFF, this is easily my favorite and a great way to end this years festival. "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" is dark, funny, heart-felt, and a breath of fresh air. Never slowing down or drag on. It's plays around with genres and has a lot to say, politically or truth.
This is the best I've seen from Frances McDormand, which isn't new because it's McDormand. She delivered a performance that will get her another nomination (or win) at the Oscars. You can feel her pain and hate, but also see a softer side to her character which makes you have sympathy for Mildred.
Sam Rockwell, on the other hand, gives one of his finest performance of the film. The character Dixon is short-tempered and not very bright. What stops him from being unlikeable is Rockwell charm and honesty. Dixon has a tremendous arc of learning to care about others rather then just being angry.
Caleb Landry Jones, John Hawkes, Woody Harrelson, and Peter Dinklage were all superb. All of them having brilliant moments in whatever screen time they have. Not Lucas Hedges, I thought he was awful in this.
Martin McDonagh just keeps hitting the home runs through out his career. The script was the real show stealer here. The dialogue is so rich and masterful, it keeps you locked from start till finish. Cinematography, editing, and music are all top of the range.
What else can I say, I loved it every second of it.
In Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh tells the story of Mildred Hayes (McDormand) who, seven months after the brutal murder of her daughter, rents out three dilapidated billboards to publicly shame the local police department, headed by Bill Willoughby (Harrelson), for their lack of progress in the investigation. The billboards spark public outrage and the tensions between Mildred, Willoughby, and fellow officer Jason Dixon (Rockwell) escalate as motivations become blurred and emotions boil over. The film is a powerful, emotionally heavy and darkly humorous exploration of grief, rage and the blurred lines of morality. The writing is exceptional, the performances are outstanding, and the cinematography is beautiful. Overall, Three Billboards is a must-see film that will have you questioning your own beliefs and emotions.
En Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh cuenta la historia de Mildred Hayes (McDormand) quien, siete meses después del brutal asesinato de su hija, alquila tres vallas publicitarias en ruinas para avergonzar públicamente al departamento de policía local, encabezado por Bill Willoughby (Harrelson). ), por la falta de avances en la investigación. Las vallas publicitarias provocan la indignación pública y las tensiones entre Mildred, Willoughby y su compañero Jason Dixon (Rockwell) aumentan a medida que las motivaciones se vuelven borrosas y las emociones se desbordan. La película es una exploración poderosa, emocionalmente pesada y oscuramente humorística del dolor, la ira y las líneas borrosas de la moralidad. La escritura es excepcional, las actuaciones son sobresalientes y la cinematografía es hermosa. En general, Three Billboards es una película imperdible que te hará cuestionar tus propias creencias y emociones.
Fantastic characterisation. Grief, anger, and the multi dimensions of human nature and existence. Who says it’s a redemption arc for Dixon?
"black man good, white man bad!"
‘As long as you hold on to so much hate, then I don't think you're ever going to become what I know you want to become.' - Willoughby (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
"Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong?"
Out of all the films I've seen at LIFF, this is easily my favorite and a great way to end this years festival. "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" is dark, funny, heart-felt, and a breath of fresh air. Never slowing down or drag on. It's plays around with genres and has a lot to say, politically or truth.
This is the best I've seen from Frances McDormand, which isn't new because it's McDormand. She delivered a performance that will get her another nomination (or win) at the Oscars. You can feel her pain and hate, but also see a softer side to her character which makes you have sympathy for Mildred.
Sam Rockwell, on the other hand, gives one of his finest performance of the film. The character Dixon is short-tempered and not very bright. What stops him from being unlikeable is Rockwell charm and honesty. Dixon has a tremendous arc of learning to care about others rather then just being angry.
Caleb Landry Jones, John Hawkes, Woody Harrelson, and Peter Dinklage were all superb. All of them having brilliant moments in whatever screen time they have. Not Lucas Hedges, I thought he was awful in this.
Martin McDonagh just keeps hitting the home runs through out his career. The script was the real show stealer here. The dialogue is so rich and masterful, it keeps you locked from start till finish. Cinematography, editing, and music are all top of the range.
What else can I say, I loved it every second of it.
2.3 points -> Cinematography (0-3)
1.4 points -> Acting and Characters (0-2)
2.3 points -> Plot (0-3)
0.7 points -> Score (0-1)
0.9 -> enjoyed the movie. (0-1)
Aka. 8.7 points
One of the best of the year. Underrated!!
one of the best movies i've ever seen
Simply fantastic. One of the best movies I've seen in 2018
You know from the title itself that this film won't be ordinary. "Three billboards"? "Ebbing, Missouri"? But as far as these ideas/places are from the national imaginary, so too are the performances of Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell. This story successfully weaves issues of rurality, race, class and violence into a story that isn't trying too hard to speak to politics. Don't get me wrong, the story clearly is talking about politics, but you won't feel hit over the head by it. Ultimately, extremely satisfying, it's little surprise that this film got as many awards as it did.
Where to start with this movie? Ok, it’s not racist and anyone that says it is is an idiot. This is a wonderful movie that shows what humans are capable of with great characters and acting. Tragic and entertaining at the same time.
A good movie, I don’t think its a masterpiece, but in recent years the [masterpieces] tend to elude me. It is entertaining and also not very predictable from the opening. It makes sense and most of the characters are likable even if when introduced they aren’t.
It’s probably the best movie of 2017, grab it and watch it. You won’t be wasting 140 minutes of your life.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
This is 100% a character study, don't come here for a murder mystery.
The acting in this, is among the best in cinema, every character felt real with their emotions.
Some minor plot holes, but it matters little.
9/10
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Was not an awful movie, just kind of slow and I didn't like the ending. I would try to find maybe a 15 minute overview of this movie on youtube if you could so you can spend the other hour and a half of your life doing something more enjoyable lol.
Brilliant film! Dark, hilarious and emotionally deep, with outstanding performances. The whole thing is packed with such quirky, yet human characters, it's hard not to connect with them and invest in what happens with them. Deserves all the accolades it's getting.
A nice mystery that's not about what it's meant to be about, because the 3 billboards in the film are not billboards but characters (Chief William Willoughby, Mildred Hayes and Officer Dixon), and the movie is not a mystery but a tale of grace, humanity and redemption.
every single character in this movie matter, every single character feels real! fantastic performances, great story telling.
this right here is a Masterpiece and without any doubt the best 2017 Film. It´s rare for a movie to make me stare at the credits thinking about what i just saw...
On a side note... wouldn't it be great to have a sequel?
[6.2/10] Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a fairy tale. It may not seem that way. Most fairytales don’t center on racist cops, rampant physical violence, and grisly crimes. But it’s a story of entrenched problems, that are effectively solved by fiat via the movie’s fairy godmother, and it renders all the good work the film does up to that point, and the commendable efforts it makes afterward, unsatisfying and unearned.
It tells the story of Mildred, a woman who puts up the eponymous three billboards asking why the local police have not solved her daughter’s murder in confrontational tones, Willoughby, the terminally ill sheriff who’s called out in them, and Dixon, the bigoted, asshole cop in his employ who’s terrorized any number of citizens while abusing his authority.
Writer-director Martin McDonagh uses that premise and those figures to tell a story about trauma, anger, powerlessness, policing, guilt, and our increasingly fractured definition of community. True to his past work, he does so in a way that is often unflinching, but also apt to find the dark comedy in terrible-yet-absurd events. There is a messiness to the film, one that feels frank, if colorful, in its depiction about the rougher-edged parts of small town life and the problems therein, where who and what are good and bad are not such simple questions.
That’s what makes me willing to tolerate the ways in which this isn’t necessarily the right moment for a film like Three Billboards, apt to forgive openly antagonistic members of law enforcement and willing to lionize or at least excuse the authority figures who allow them to operate. There’s a realness to much of what the film depicts that buys McDonagh some leeway before his film devolves in Heartland Cop Cinderella.
We live in a world where there are, at a minimum, bad apples likes Dixon. We live in a world where there are head honchos like Willoughby who tolerate them in the name of getting the job done and putting warm bodies on the streets. We live in a world where there are women like Mildred, who face domestic abuse and experience horrible events and have little recourse and few places to turn.
The world of The Billboards is outsized, in the way most of McDonagh’s work is, but what it’s heightening is reality, alongside the messy, unpleasant truths of how people and institutions interact in the real world that can be as sad, repugnant, or darkly comic as they are quotidian. McDonagh gets away with crossing lines for much of the picture because it reflects the real life way that lines are crossed everyday in places like Ebbing, Missouri and in far more gentrified environs.
That’s all well and good until the film turns into a fantasy. Admittedly, few fantasies start with a self-euthanization, but Willoughby’s loving letter to his wife, and posthumous encouragements for Mildred and Dixon turn both their lives around, give each a form of closure and catharsis from the horrors the film countenance, and closes with the sort of mutual understanding and finding of common ground that doesn’t work if you try to get there mainly via voiceover and soft music and other cinematic tricks.
The impact of those letter feels like a cheat. Willoughby practically becomes a god, orchestrating events from beyond the grave and changing people’s hearts almost in an instant. His words are full of purple prose of the “can’t we all just get along” variety, with a few choice local expressions, and not only help bring Mildred some comfort, but nigh-magically turn Dixon into a better man.
Suddenly Dixon, a man who, as far as we’ve seen, has done nothing but abuse his position and take out his wavering wants on anyone in his way, is a good guy who’s willing to put himself on the line to save a woman he would practically spit on before. Suddenly he’s determined enough to go to his new sheriff with DNA to try ID the perp who killed her daughter. Suddenly he’s dedicated enough to the ideas of justice to go on a road trip with her to take out the bad guy who hurt someone, even if he didn’t hurt her child.
Good stories are about change and growth. They’re about people having realizations and changing their behavior, about the way events can shape us and change who they are. But Rockwell’s character never really goes through that. He just reads a letter and wakes up a different person. Yes, he loses his job, but the movie never really presents that as the source of his change of heart. Instead, there’s the wise, old, tragically doomed authority figure to posthumously push him in the right direction, a push that apparently gives Rockwell’s character an overnight transformation into a crusader for justice who’s nigh-instantly remorseful for all the bad deeds he’s committed, ready to make up for them.
It stinks because the performances are superb. Frances McDormand plays Mildred with all the quiet fury and hollowed-out sadness that befits a parent who's lost their child and never found justice. Sam Rockwell shows Dixon’s most odious, reprehensible qualities when he’s a cop on his worst behavior, but finds the vulnerability and essential impotence in the character once he’s been defrocked that almost manages to make that rushed transition work. Woody Harrelson plays the same rough-edged Southerner with a heart of gold he’s performed as plenty in recent years (and between his turn of True Detective and appearances from Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage, The Wire’s Clarke Peters, and Deadwood’s John Hawkes, clearly McDonagh or his casting director has been watching HBO), but the supporting cast is strong and make good impressions in brief amounts of time.
But all that good work is in service of a story that operates in a fantasyland at the same time it’s trying to evoke truth. I’m as apt to applaud films for showing that people contain multitudes as anyone. I’m not averse to showing that grieving mothers can have sharp elbows or that racist cops can have souls.
The problem is that if you want to show them changing for the better, reaching breakthroughs and coming together from opposite sides of the same tragedy, you have to do the work to get the characters and the audience there. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is chock full of great performances, dark humor, and withering truths, but it throws them all away when it anchors the film on a series of mystically powerful letters from a wizened, practically deified man, whose words fix everything, or at least enough, in what can only feel like a shortcut through the fraught territory McDonagh had the initial courage to set foot in.
Absolutely Garbage.
the charectors are well written and wonderfully acted but this is the only thing that's well written.
The story (or lack there of) is Garbage, the film feels like a mix of a few unfinished idea's hurriedly cobbled together to last an hour and a half.
Nothing you expect about this movie is what you'll actually experience.
It feels like an incomplete movie, and i would only accept that awfull ending if they are plaining to make a sequel.
Besides that the movie is awesome, the performers make this a fantastic movie. 6.5/10 untill i get my sequel!
Great film. Love the story. Shitty ending. It ended with things unresolved.
Acting skills at a high level. However, I do not understand the admiration of the script ... the idea is good, but for me there is no punch line.
Que mulher, cara! Que atuação...
Nossa! Que filme corajoso. Atuações fantásticas e uma história que te coloca pra pensar o tempo inteiro. Os personagens são cinzas e suas ações estão constantemente provocando o espectador a confrontar suas próprias convicções. O final achei um pouco conveniente mas não tira o brilho do filme. Já é o meu favorito na corrida do Oscar.
This is a bizarre story. If I were a Missourian I would be offended. This movie was written by a London born man who got the germ of an idea from three billboards he saw in a field in Texas as he was exploring America by bus. The shallowness, violence and ignorance that seems to be the norm of the majority of his characters reflect his perceptions rather than the reality of small town Missouri. (And this is from a Canadian who has been less than impressed by the behaviour of our neighbours south of our border which I've observed my whole life.) Having said that, I want to turn my attention back to the film. The acting was VERY good (award worthy). All the principals brought depth, shade and poignancy to their roles. Once you've accepted the fiction of the tale as it's own reality, it draws you in as you watch it unfold (albeit you may be cringing at the character's choices). This is a good movie. I wouldn't give it the high accolades the award nominations seem to curry, and it isn't a movie I would see twice, but I would give it a 7 (good) out of 10. [Crime Drama with Dark Humour].
Mannnnnn ssssiiggghhh..you sit thru so many mediocre flicks...and then ffffinally, finally..a gem
Fucking brilliant. The funniest film I've seen in ages but also totally heartbreaking. Phenomenal.
The window scene never fails to give me goosebumps. That is the perfect example of how shock value should be done in screenwriting.
Almost feels wrong giving this a 7 and not an 8, both because I adored this when it came out (this was HUGE and cultural at the time) and because it leaves you pondering so much but I gotta say I wish it had more of an atmosphere to its slower scenes. Part of me feels the messiness is deliberate and maybe even a direct allegory to America which would kinda make its lack of atmosphere an atmosphere in itself but I don't know.
Some of the comedy also doesn't hit for me anymore (the 'bigger' jokes still do but a lot of the minor lines and small moments don't).
A fucking bold film though. A miserable one. Actually surprised so many Americans like it (Oscars included of course) since it certainly feels like a film written by an outsider.
Weird movie. It’s okay, but the story feels a bit off. All these things happen, but nothing gets resolved or cleared up. It’s just people doing terrible shit to each other for various reasons. Expected a bit more to be honest.
Some real caracters, Frances is one more time very convincing, there are some mistakes there and there, but overall a good movie.
After seeing the trailer I couldn't wait to see this movie! Unfortunately almost every scene worth mentioning seems to be shown in the trailer already. The cast is brilliant - Frances McDormand and Zeljko Ivanek are my favorites - but the second half of the story fell a little short for me. I really wanted to love this movie, in the end I just liked it.
JASOOOOON TI AMO! SEI IL MIO PERSONAGGIO PREFERITO
Frances McDormand can’t fail. What an awesome movie.
A history doubt, nothing gratifying.
Three Billboards is equal parts heartbreaking and hilarious. The screenplay moves seamlessly between gut wrenching moments of human weakness and suffering to perfectly timed dark comedy. Frances Mcdormand leads an air tight cast playing a woman who would do anything to have her story told, every moment of her performance feels real and she captures the vulnerability of the character brilliantly. Woody Harrelson is extremely likeable throughout the film in one of his most engaging roles to date and Sam Rockwell completely transforms into a racist, brutal and incredibly stupid cop nailing both the humour and unexpected heart behind the character. The cast is by far the best thing about this movie and it is well worth checking out just to see these amazing actors take on a really great script.
Goddammit if this movie didn't enrage me and make me sad. There are moments where you're shaking your head because it doesn't make any sense. And there are moments when you're wiping away years because it doesn't make any sense. I strongly disliked this movie. And then, I strongly enjoyed it. It left me a little empty. And I liked it.
Drama is a film genre that requires most reality in the story ... in this movie you have the feeling that anyone can kill, hurt, curse the police in the worst possible way, threatens, breaks ... pure anarchy. This film is depressing, and that word describes it best. Also, here on Trakt.tv @Dirk wrote that there is a great balance between drama and comedy. Comedy ??? What comedy? Well, if there was a comedy, the movie might have been interesting. And the ending of the movie? I have not seen this kind of stupid ending for a long time. The acting was great, of course ... the film was beautifully shot, but the story could have been much more interesting, especially if it had a better finish. 4/10
The movie has a really awesome soundtrack! Loved every but of it.
I've never watched this .I have tried to but it's never done it. How come it's on there?? Also there are other films Jurassic world being one,, again I have tried to but it's never come through .???
Really great movie with Oscar worthy performances although the ending seemed a bit abrupt to me. I would have liked to see more.
I decent film on my billboard with (Frances Dormand) and (Sam Rockwell) showing off a good performance and had little sense of humour but I felt It could of had more too it and I'd of given It 8/10 instead of 7/10.
Enjoyable, entertaining film with great performances by Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell. The one issue I have with this film is their attempt to redeem Sam Rockwell's character who seemed damned near irredeemable to me.
just kill people with pure kindness
Didnt took my attention. For me its just another sunday afternoon movie to watch, nothing special to see or even think
They just took a few actors well know to try to hype this movie but i gave a 5 on this
A great movie. A very good balance between drama and comedy. A small story with depth and relevance. But most of all, it is told in very eloquent way. For me the form, the way a story is told, gets more and more importance over the story, the content.
The ending is almost perfect, I think the cut comes even too late. The story is told inside Ebbing and the cut should have come, when they leave Ebbing. Leaving Ebbing is leaving the story of the movie. What comes now is another story. And I would like to have more ambiguity. After their conversation, the following story is clear now.
The only reason, that this great movie foes not get the Oscar for best picture, would be losing against Dunkirk. But losing against The Shape of Water? What a pity.
Hmm, wasn’t so impressed with this. Great acting from Academy Award winner Frances McDormand but I felt the story was a bit lacking.
Yes! I'm so happy that Frances and Sam won an oscar for this! Truly deserved!
A really good movie. I hope it gets the Oscar!
Amazing! I really liked it. Many important and current themes in a single film.
Fantastic acting.
Great movie. The ending was a big let down. Sets up for a sequel. Pity, great all around. The ending, still don't get it.
Oh that simple, yet complicated life in small town.
When i saw the trailer i wanted to see this movie, but alas it didn't live up to the greatness i was expecting. The acting was great and the story was good too, but it wasn't complete. They give you a case to think about and work towards it only to lead you astray in the end and you're no wiser than when you started the movie. I must say this was an epic performance by Woody Harrelson he was truly amazing in this movie. It was nice seeing a lot of great actors come together in this movie.
A moving and often funny crime drama with great performances by a fantastic cast. Rockwell's Dixon not knowing what Sandy place a soldier would be stationed at is hilarious. Such an interesting character.
Que filme espetacular, fui condizido para um caminho q a tempos um filme nao me levava.
This was a truly phenomenal movie. I loved Frances McDormands performance , the way she shows the emotions of Mildred Hayes all felt so sincere. The angry, the fear, the loving but also the revengeful mother all were portrayed perfect. I also liked Woody Harrelsons part and sure his death was surprising, but after his suicide I almost immediately forgot that he was in it This movie is fully character driven and it had me on the edge of my seat for the whole duration. Sure there were some slower parts but overall this movie is a must watch.
Smart, funny and with a whole lot of heart, this film was not what I was expecting, but it managed to far exceed my expectations. Frances McDormand is brilliant as always, of course! Sam Rockwell’s character is hilariously on point and clever. 10/10
Wasn't expecting much from this, but what a great movie!! Highly recommend taking the time to watch it.
Far away from what i expected..Good movie but overrated wayy to much and so slow i couldnt stand it in some parts..
Outstanding perfomance from Frances McDormand though the strong part from this movie!
I'm going to have to watch this again. Because I'm considering putting this in my favourite movies of all time. It truely is great in every way. Great performances, great tone, phenomenal script.
It is something that needs to be experienced. As this is my first time viewing a Martin McDonagh film. I am exceptionally pleased with his work. Both in direction and writing. Outstanding film.
This was a really great movie that had a lot emotion great story telling, and lastly every actor in this movie were at the top of their craft. What made this story moving and powerful is that it something that could haved really happened. I really recommend this movie for anyone who loves great film making and anyone who wants to be entertained.
Masterpiece, simply a masterpiece. Everything from the acting, storytelling, directing, and everything in between us done so beautifully and with thought it's hard not to nominate it good all the Oscars.
Heavy drama with a bit of humour, filled with FANTASTIC performances! A great candidate for the Oscars.
The influence of Fargo can't be denied here. Lead actress McDormand is most obvious. Based on a true story (which I feel compelled to Wikipedia soon). Interesting characters throughout. Shifts in tone from comedy, melodrama and outright savage violence. That being said, it was a good tale and not what I was expecting at all. Funnier than some comedies this year and an engaging plot that even after the curtain drops, you're still not sure where it is going. 7/10
the dark comedy that hits the spot for me. Woody Harrelson chilliness against Frances McDormand's wrath is the best screen pairing i've seen lately
"I thought salt was supposed to be good for your wounds."
Frances Mcdormand is a force of nature! My favorite movie of the year
8/10
I would be swearing too if I would live in Missouri. Mac's Mom for best supporting actress.
Fantastic film, very smart and has a ton of dark humor. The script, the dialogue, the cinematography, the music, it is all top notch. Frances McDormand gives one of the best performances of her career, my favorite since Fargo. Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell are both fantastic too. Martin McDonagh's unique style of directing makes for a very entertaining movie and I look forward to seeing what he does next.
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All round brilliant performances of a razor sharp script. I loved it.