ALMOST PERFECT

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2018)

There are still some great ideas left in Hollywood, followed by some great actors and great directors. And sometimes, all of those people get combined together in something called a great drama about a mourning mother of a murdered daughter that decides to rock the small community in Ebbing, Missouri to its foundations in an attempt to restart the police investigation that is tapping in one place for months by criticizing the local law enforcement by leasing three billboards just outside the city limits.
On that road, magnificent Frances McDormand will receive some fierce (best Sam Rockwell in years) and some moderate opposition (always reliable Woody Harrelson), while one of the most gifted directors of the younger generation (McDonagh) discreetly follows the unravelling of this peculiar social experiment. Trademark humor that we saw in ''In Bruges'' will be there as well, and everything will go smoothly till the beginning of the bottom third of the movie.
There, the script will dissipate, as well as the motivation and actions of the main characters, leading to the disappointing ending of this great movie story.
''Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri'' is, beyond any doubt, the best US movie this year, although plagued by some serious flaws and it will represent no surprise if it sweeps the ''Oscars''.