Martin McDonaugh continues his witty and acclaimed brand of writing and directing with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; after In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths. But this is his best work yet.
Right off the opening sequences, McDonaugh wasted no time and let the audience get behind Frances McDormand's character with such ease. Just by presenting those three billboards was more than enough, because their brilliance summed up what the cause was about.
What followed with every scene and every dialogue was the best writing I have seen for the year of 2017. There was absurdity, there was stupidity, there was wit, but by the end of it; there was heart, patience and love.
Every scene had its purpose and the pacing of the movie was another brilliant production from McDonaugh. He directed every single one of his cast member brilliantly, and this was definitely my favourite ensemble cast of the year. Come Oscar time, I will be rooting for McDormand and Sam Rockwell too; as well as McDonaugh's script.
The intensity of some of the scenes also went places where I did not think the movie would go. However, the kitchen scene where Lucas Hedges' character used a knife did not really go well with how he greeted his father just minutes ago, so that felt quite out of place.
Also the man who visited McDormand's gift shop was again quite out of place, and I could not figure the reason for doing so.
But the way it ended also was handled with such genius that left the audience with so much to talk about, and yet satisfying as it is already.
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