Seems one of those quirky weird movies. But I laughed well at the trailer. Bout spit my cola when she kicked the girl in the crotch too.
A darkly comic drama from Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (IN BRUGES). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes (Academy Award winner Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Academy Award nominee Woody Harrelson), the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell), an immature mother’s bo
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Saw a matinee today. It being Thanksgiving, we nearly had a command performance. I counted three other people in the theater.
If you enjoy a great cast with a great script, this is a highly satisfying movie. It's particularly good at setting up expectations and introducing apparently stereotypical characters, and then surprising you. Not even remotely a blockbuster, just good solid storytelling with excellent acting.
I love Woody in stuff. Such a good actor and seems to be the same in RL.
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Kraken wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:43 pm
Saw a matinee today. It being Thanksgiving, we nearly had a command performance. I counted three other people in the theater.
If you enjoy a great cast with a great script, this is a highly satisfying movie. It's particularly good at setting up expectations and introducing apparently stereotypical characters, and then surprising you. Not even remotely a blockbuster, just good solid storytelling with excellent acting.
When I saw the trailer (last May, apparently) I immediately told my wife to keep her eye out for it on demand. It looked great. I'm no movie aficionado, so I often miss gems like this one because it's not hyped to death and very few if anything explodes in it, so I'm glad this caught my eye and I look forward to seeing it.
Kraken wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:43 pm
Saw a matinee today. It being Thanksgiving, we nearly had a command performance. I counted three other people in the theater.
If you enjoy a great cast with a great script, this is a highly satisfying movie. It's particularly good at setting up expectations and introducing apparently stereotypical characters, and then surprising you. Not even remotely a blockbuster, just good solid storytelling with excellent acting.
When I saw the trailer (last May, apparently) I immediately told my wife to keep her eye out for it on demand. It looked great. I'm no movie aficionado, so I often miss gems like this one because it's not hyped to death and very few if anything explodes in it, so I'm glad this caught my eye and I look forward to seeing it.
If the trailer leaves the impression that this is a knee-slapping comedy, don't be disappointed when you discover a serious and sad story with just the right amount of wry comic relief to provide some release.
I'm glad we threw 22 bucks at it in the theater. Not because it benefits especially from the big screen, but because Hollywood needs to be rewarded for making original films with no franchise designs. It squeaked into the top 10 when it opened last weekend with just over $1 million in box office -- pretty good for a limited release, and it will probably match or exceed that on this holiday weekend, but I'm sure it will sink quickly after that.
Honestly I don't remember too much about the trailer now, but while some of the characters seemed humorously inept, a woman fighting for justice for her daughter's murder didn't strike me as too much funny.
Maybe in the same way that Fargo is both dark as hell and funny as it too?
I think it came off as a fight for justice/revengey (but not action revenge) sort of movie? It's hard to remember. The performances in the trailer were pretty awesome, and I love the main actress (who's name has slipped my mind atm).
I can't characterize it precisely without giving away more than I should. I will say that the plot moves along briskly with an appropriate amount of action. It's not a talky movie, although it is character-driven, and I wouldn't classify it as a comedy, although it has comical moments.
I give it 7/8 tentacles, and I'm only withholding the 8th because I thought Peter Dinklage's role was a borderline throwaway.
I saw t a few days ago. Francis McDormand is great as cantankerous women (this, Olive Kitteridge). Woody Harrelson also gives a more nuanced performance than I expected. As Kraken says, it moves crisply and is not nearly as much a talkie as I was expecting from the trailers. And it’s definitely funny but the humor is dark and I definitely wouldn’t classify the film as a comedy.
Kraken wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2017 2:31 am
I can't characterize it precisely without giving away more than I should. I will say that the plot moves along briskly with an appropriate amount of action. It's not a talky movie, although it is character-driven, and I wouldn't classify it as a comedy, although it has comical moments.
I give it 7/8 tentacles, and I'm only withholding the 8th because I thought Peter Dinklage's role was a borderline throwaway.
We saw it yesterday, loved it and as much as I like Peter Dinklage, I agree on the "borderline" comment.
Somebody, probably dressed in black with very good teeth, will be opening a golden envelope while simultaneously saying these words: "The Oscar for best actress in a leading role goes to…"
He or she will then pause for dramatic effect, pull out the card and say…
"Frances McDormand! - for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."
This will happen.
Her only serious competition comes from Sally Hawkins as the amphibian-loving janitor in Guillermo del Torro's fabulous film The Shape of Water, but McDormand edges it for giving life to the remarkable Mildred Hayes; a kick-ass, boiler-suited, bandana-wearing working class woman with a broken heart and a raging soul.
It's a very well written, beautifully shot, expertly told story: it is a modern classic.
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Went out and watched it today while I was smoking a brisket. I liked it, but I felt it start to fall apart after a certain major event.
Spoiler:
I felt it would have done better if there was more interaction with Mildred and the Sheriff. It kinda started to get whacky. While I liked there wasn't a resolution and not a happy ending, I wished showed us what happen in Idaho.
The performances were great, a little stereotypical, but the casting and acting was enjoyable.
Didn't the rest of the theater object to the smoker in there?
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