An emotionally stirring masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2018)

I have to get this out of the way first; Three Billboards was robbed of the best film Oscar.
I watched Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri around the time it was released and it still sticks with me until this day. Frances McDormand electrifies every frame she's in, but that doesn't take away from the phenomenal performances of the rest of the cast. There isn't a dull moment throughout, and the film seamlessly has you laughing one moment and crying the next without ever feeling contrived. It's an emotional roller coaster for sure, but it's absolutely worth the ride.
It's hard to explain why Three Billboards is such an amazing film, it has an incredible story to tell that's unique but touches on themes we can all understand and empathize with. It's also a very well made film; Martin McDonagh continues to improve with each of his entries, it's easy to make a film like this and not really try to hard to make it visually interesting and let the story do all the work, but there's enough style in Three Billboards for those who appreciate good filmmaking to understand the effort behind it, but it never gets distracting or goes over the top.
Three Billboards is a modern masterpiece, it's storytelling at its finest, I guarantee it'll have you in tears, and that you'll never forget it when you're finished. Go watch it.