Blows you away with its moral greyness and unpredictability

Rating: 8/10 (8 August 2019)

Seven months after her daughter's hideous murder, a grieving and plucky mother erects three provocative billboards on the outskirts of her small town, accusing the Sheriff of insouciance. When his immature and irascible deputy gets involved, the battle is only exacerbated.
A meditation on the toxic power of rage and the possibility of forgiveness, this fare dwells in the ugly pain of grief. Director Martin McDonagh's incendiary screenplay is matched in quality by the score and the visuals. The haunting moral complexity of the film is in perfect tune with its utterly unpredictable nature. The excellent ensemble cast get inside the skins of the intricately off-balance characters who refuse to be easily labelled.
Rating: A