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3 billboards out of Ebbing, Missouri

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CormoranStrike · 02/01/2018 23:09

Wow - go see it, go see it, utterly fabulous.

Given the subject matter I wasn’t expecting to be so thoroughly entertained.

I don’t want to give much away, but is has some incredible acting and a truly surprising few plot twists.

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mercurymaze · 18/01/2018 21:47

noo not depressing unless i suppose you are looking for that angle

did the iraq angle insinuate that they did it but was a cover up from the US government?

Evewasinnocent · 18/01/2018 22:31

Amazing film - saw it last weekend in Brixton and at the end everyone clapped! Last time I was in a cinema where the audience reacted at the end of a film was 30 years ago in Milan (though they booed on that occasion!!). I also love Sam Rockwell!

MonumentalAlabaster · 20/01/2018 15:24

mercurymaze I think the implication was that the man in the bar had not done THIS rape/murder, but Dixon felt sure he had committed a similar crime while on tour of duty in Iraq.

hollyisalovelyname · 24/01/2018 17:22

Great film.
FMcD as usual was brilliant.
Great writing.
I loved the music and was thrilled to see it was Carter Burwell was responsible- I loved his True Grit score.
I love love love 'The Last Rose of Summer'.
Really funny moments mixed with raw sadness.
I agree that 'Anne' ( Abbie Cornish) was wrong for the part. No chemistry on screen with WH.
Her accent !!!!

ladymarian · 24/01/2018 17:30

Saw this today and thought it was fantastic. Brilliant acting particularly from Frances Mcdormand and Sam Rockwell. Both deserve an Oscar

allegretto · 24/01/2018 17:38

The only scene that jarred a little in tone was the one with the deer.

I agree. Also I found that at some points it was a bit difficult to suspend my disbelief - ok so the whole town was somewhat backward but surely a cop could never have got away with "just" being sacked for what he did?

And I loved Sam Rockwell lighting his cigarette -you were just waiting for that gag.
Aaagh..please remind me what this was?

I did enjoy it though.

hollyisalovelyname · 25/01/2018 12:39

I didn't like the slagging of the man of smaller stature.

traviata · 27/01/2018 18:58

Just seen this.

What a powerful film, but still very flawed.

The driver of the plot, yet again, is the sexual murder of a girl/young woman. But what is different here is that she appears in the film (flashback); she has a personality and voice, she is not just A N Other Victim. All the characters are nuanced and complex.

I really want to know - was Frances McDormand paid the same as Woody Harrelson?

nauticant · 27/01/2018 23:59

Saw this earlier tonight.

I can pick faults but even so this is head and shoulders above any other film I've seen in ages.

Many things could be praised but for me the stand-out is that Mildred is so utterly uncompromising. The film was filled with moments where naturally a woman is supposed to do this but Mildred just couldn't give a shit.

If I had any doubts whether this film was just playing games to suck up to its audience, looking at the incomprehension and moaning from the liberal left media tells me that this film has interesting things to say.

bagelbaby · 29/01/2018 17:55

So I'm going to be the party pooper here it seems
I thought it was ok. But it didn't hang together.
It went off track when Woody Harrelson left.
I love Frances McD and she was wonderful - but it was a gift of a role
It just all felt formulaic, even the racism, the misogyny, violence.
Perhaps the director Martin McDonagh shouldn't have done both the directing and writing.
5/10
(Runs away)

mari652 · 29/01/2018 22:22

Brilliantl film - was expecting good because of a Frances McD but everyone excellent. Well, with the exception of Abbie Cornish whose accent slithered about all over the place. Worth seeing on the big screen rather than TV.

SouthWestmom · 29/01/2018 22:51

Bagel i think it went downhill after woody left. The letter to the cop was just weird. As was him chucking someone out the window and getting away with it:

PerfectlyDone · 29/01/2018 22:58

I really want to know - was Frances McDormand paid the same as Woody Harrelson?

Yes, I would love to know that too.

Not seen the movie yet, but now I really want to

bagelbaby · 30/01/2018 17:41

Oh yes ...I'd forgotten that unforgivable accent sliding! Quite unbelievable

Tinseltower · 02/02/2018 14:42

I don’t think this film is as great as everyone makes it out to be, unless I’m missing something? The acting from the lead characters was fantastic but the story less so. It felt like the story had been sidelined in favour of bringing up too many issues. It didn’t flow well. The ending was disappointing too, there wa no closure.

Thymeout · 02/02/2018 21:57

Frances McDormand was excellent. And Sam Rockwell was good, too. But the film lost me over the writing of the letters. Too many, too articulate, too literary for a small-town cop. Sentimental and Hollywood. Don't think the Coen bros would have made the same mistake. Not in the same league as Fargo.

Horsemad · 08/02/2018 23:03

I saw this tonight and really enjoyed it!

Slartybartfast · 09/02/2018 05:36

I saw it and enjoyed it too, and I am pretty fussy.

Moanranger · 09/02/2018 20:58

I enjoyed this, but a bit disappointed. It had the mood of a Coen Bros film, black humour, small town, local oddball characters, but lacked the punch of Fargo or Brother Where Art Thou. Get Out is definitely better, The Post is good, and Phantom Thread also strong. FMcD always good, tho.

JustDanceAddict · 10/02/2018 19:19

I’ve just seen it.
I enjoyed it, but didn’t know what to make of it.
Casting of Police Cheif’s wife totally wrong. My dh though it was his daughter at first. Def some ‘older man with younger woman’ theme.
Why wasn’t the cop arrested for chucking Red out of the window? Surely attempted murder/gbh.
It’s marketed as a ‘tragicomedy’, but not much major comedy, but the script was very good.

nauticant · 13/02/2018 13:57

It's an interesting film to reconsider. Thinking back on it now the flaws leap out, for example the miscasting of the Chief's wife, Dixon not facing any consequences and then his extremely sudden conversion, the in-your-face Coen brothers-style cleverness, etc.

I think it's one of those films that's much more about the experience of watching it rather than taking something long-lasting away from it.

Loonoon · 14/02/2018 18:47

I agree that the main performances were great and there were some cracking lines but the actual movie wasn't that good. Too many things happened that were totally unbelievable. I don't have a problem with suspending belief when I'm in the cinema but in this case these inconsistencies jarred with the naturalistic performances. And what in god's name did Willoughby see in Dixon? He should have been banged up long before the movie ever started.

Lokisglowstickofdestiny · 16/02/2018 20:46

Tinsel, I liked it because there was no closure, it reflected life more accurately as that's not usually wrapped up all nice and neat.

NewspaperTaxis · 23/02/2018 11:39

Saw it again yesterday. About the age discrepancy between Willoughby and his wife, saw that stuff in Ted 2 of all things. Mark Wahlberg is in his 40s, and it's fine and dandy for him to hook up with Amanda Seyfried, some 20 years younger. Though I suppose you could argue that if Jessica Barth can marry a teddy bear, it all goes out the window...

colouringinagain · 03/03/2018 22:43

Finally got to see it. I thought the acting was outstanding esp from Francis, Sam and Woody. So many deeply damaged and flawed characters. And some very funny moments, like Dixon's response to Frances' confession in the car. So much going on, so much content, lots to reflect on. Great.

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