Movie Review ~ Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

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My son called this afternoon to tell me he had watched a great movie and he knew I was going to love it. So I watched the movie and he was right.

This story has so many comedic elements to keep it from becoming unappealingly maudlin and the quirky characters are meant to be loved, liked, or hated in turn. I felt this for each character.

The trailer tells the basic plot quite well. Be prepared for some violence and coarse language.

Academy Awards, USA 2018

Winner Oscar	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Frances McDormand
Winner Oscar	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Sam Rockwell
Nominee Oscar	Best Motion Picture of the Year Graham Broadbent Peter Czernin Martin McDonagh
	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Woody Harrelson
	Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) Carter Burwell
	Best Original Screenplay Martin McDonagh
	Best Achievement in Film Editing Jon Gregory

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