Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Film Review

'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' is centred around a single mother, Mildred, who has to deal with the murder of her daughter, and in doing so places three billboards outside her town of Ebbing to stir the police up, and to attempt to get them to find the culprit. Unconventional, thrilling and hilarious are three ways to describe 'Three Billboards'. This film explores the anger and hatred within a person perfectly; the main theme of this film is the display of the dark side within people. No one in this film is entirely bad, nor entirely good. This exploration into both sides of a person result in some immensely deep and emotional character arcs, in particular Sam Rockwell's character. Sam Rockwell plays a racist, homophobic, bigot cop who is given the police case of the murder. His character arc is very satisfying and heartbreaking, yet you despise this awful human being. The movie knows exactly how to toy with your emotions, yet also make you laugh at how tragic some things are. Frances McDormand plays a single mother who is very driven, tough and broken emotionally. Her performance is magnificent in this film; not only is she hilariously crude, but the more emotional scenes are devastatingly depressing. 'Three Billboards' knows how to make you laugh at some truly tragic moments, as well as giving a sense of sadness and truth. As for flaws, Three Billboards' tone often shifted from dramatically depressing to hilariously tragic. This often made it feel rather unbalanced, and led the pacing to occasionally feel odd. 'Three Billboards' felt incredibly fresh, unconventionally thrilling, and devastatingly hilarious. Every performance was magnetic, particularly from Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, and Woody Harrelson. 'Three Billboards' is well worth a watch, but isn't your conventional moviegoing experience; you will be surprised and shocked, yet thrilled and effected by this film. 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' gets an 88%.