Released:
2017
Director: Martin McDonagh
Writers: Martin McDonagh
Actors: Frances
McDormand (Oscar Best Actress); Sam Rockwell (Oscar Best Supporting Actor),
Woody Harrelson
I love the
way audiences have evolved. Through the
years we’ve seen black actors struggle to prove their relevance in the motion
picture industry, and today, they are respected, honored and embraced. In years past, it was big movies like "Cleopatra" and "Ben Hur" which have captured the most Oscars and acclaim.
It impresses
me that now more and more people are embracing smaller pictures which celebrate
the human condition. This movie is directed
with such unabashed honesty we are forced to face serious personal flaws in the
characters. McDonagh directed with such unflinching
focus into the harsh realities of life, we can’t help but engage in the story
McDormand
plays the role of Mildred, a woman who is mean and bitchy, and whose actions
are downright unforgivable. Yet, she
faces us with such naked honesty we find ourselves still caring about her and
wanting her to triumph. Mildred's character echoes
with grief so sharp we can’t deny the reality of it. I kept wondering if, in Mildred’s place, I
could ever act with such passionate and fearless courage.
Woody
Harrelson does a fine job portraying a conflicted lawman. While his job requires otherwise, he feels
compassion for McDormand’s unswerving desire to find justice for her murdered
daughter. Also deserving his Oscar, Sam
Rockwell is another treacherous human who ultimately is forced to face his failings.
If McDormand
and Rockwell had each been less honest
in portraying their roles, the ending would have been dismissive and
unbelievable. Because they were both so
good, we realize there is no other way it could have ended.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5027774/?ref_=nv_sr_1
TAGS: Three Billboards,
Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson
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