A movie with a huge heart

Rating: 9/10 (12 March 2018)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has a heart. A big one. The film is rough and tough on the outside, but has a soft warm core. Just like its characters. They are all flawed. Some more than others. A lot more. They are all damaged. Some more than others. They all have something they feel guilty about. Some more than others. Some have more reason to than others. But they all care about one another, even if it seems early on that it couldn't be further from the truth. I could feel their hearts ache and it made mine ache too. A sprinkle of humor here and there acts like a good spice - bringing out the flavor of the whole thing. All that makes the movie immensely watchable. It's tragic. It's heartbreaking. Yet, I didn't want it to end.
The acting is impeccable. Sam Rockwell may seem to be overdoing it in the beginning but then about half way through you realize that it is intentional.