Another great movie from Martin McMcDonag

Rating: 9/10 (28 February 2018)

Martin McDonagh despite having made very few films, just two before this ("7 psychopaths" and "Bruges"), with each of them has proved to be a great director, I'm sorry a little fot the fact that he worked "little", but better only three and excellent movies than thirty mediocre.
And even with this "Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri" McDonagh is able to do a good job, indeed in this case it could be promoted to extraordinary work; it is not in fact difficult to define it his best film.
A very powerful film, strong, even quite heavy but still engaging that manages to tell a truly incredible story in a very credible and human.
Human, powerful but at the same time also a bit 'cold and perhaps this is one of the few flaws that can be attributed, the director in fact, probably with the fear of exaggeration and finally realize a feel-good movie has tried as much as possible not push too much on emotion. As much as I appreciate this (the tearful films are not really my kind) I have to say that I would have preferred more attention on the feelings, do not get me wrong but in some moments I felt a certain distance / coldness of the director and due of which the film fails to completely displace the viewer or to make him excite as much as it could.
With all this I do not want to discredit the film, cause , it is a great movie, as I said in the first lines.
The direction, apart from that, is really remarkable, especially from the point of view more visual and technical, the shots are, in fact, extraordinary: extremely precise, clean, suggestive. Some of the images in the film are truly unforgettable.
The interpretation of the protagonist, Frances McDormand, is also unforgettable, an actress whom I particularly appreciate and who in this case has really given her best, has entered perfectly in her character and succeeds, thanks to her expressions and incredibly convincing looks, to be credible as few would have succeeded.
Also I was speechless to see a Sam Rockwell so good, has always been a difficult actor for me to appreciate mainly for his face that reeks of second best (although I have already appreciated him in "The Way Way Back" while I still have to see him in " Moon"), but with this film I completely changed my mind, he really surprised me a lot.
While Woody Harrelson I have always thought totally the opposite and with this role is interpretation has only reconfirmed his skill.
A special mention goes to the truly extraordinary, captivating, mature, sharp and profound script.
Voto: 8,5/10