Pretty damn funny given the incredibly grim subject matter, but that's not a shock when you take into consideration that Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is directed by Martin McDonagh, who once again comes away with a win, which makes him, in my opinion at least, three for three as a director.
Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.
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... read the rest.
It was one of the better movies I've seen in that it plays on nostalgia and not nostalgia to a bygone decade, but more nostalgia for the old story driven indie and quasi-indie films that ruled the 1990s.
Back in the day "Pulp Fiction" could win Academy Awards and tiny no budget movies like "Clerks" and "Reservoir Dogs" could gain cult followings and make long and successful careers out of their writer-directors.
"Three Billboards" has all of that, the story based on characters and situations not based on political rhetoric and special effects. You get the sense, when you watch it, that th... read the rest.
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