Hit me like a truck... and that's in a good way

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 2018)

By far one of my favorite movies from 2017 (and, truth be told, that year was very good for the movies themselves) which revolves around well written characters and even better written story and scenario. There are no shallow characters and all of them, even minor ones have the depth in their own unique way. To be quite honest, I didn't even expect much from this movie, considering that I wasn't very fond of McDonagh's other feature film (which is quite popular and one of his most famous movie, if not the most known and favorite among many) In Bruges. When I sat in the cinema along with my friend and (apparently) many who knew what to expect, the movie started with its very dark, yet oddly humorous tone, which was present throughout the entire movie (which serves only as an anesthetic to the generally dark and bitter story of loss). The humorous aspect is mostly thanks to probably one of the best written characters in 2017 - officer Jason Dixon portrayed by Sam Rockwell, who was ahead of anybody in The Best Supporting Actor category and definitely deserved this award. I don't think I have seen such a colorful and changeable character in a while. One of the many examples to attest this was one quite loud person in the public who literally wanted that character to die as soon as possible, and then, during a specific scene, which was the key one for Dixon, she literally started crying after seeing a possibility that he may not end up well (or even die). What a change of character! Kudos to Sam Rockwell. Frances McDormand was also among those who made this movie, with her somewhat antipathetic, yet persistent appearance, as a "lady who never smiles", which is, as far as I remember Fargo (the film), a role quite opposite to the one there, but still Oscar-worthy performance. Of course, the other Oscar (for her) was also deserved without a debate. So, as the film ended, I felt like a truck hit me, so many mixed feelings prevail, and definitely this movie made me think about it for a while and definitely would recommend to everyone. I felt rather displeased that Martin McDonagh didn't win in at least one out of three categories (billboards?), because he sure did deserve that.
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