a new breed of playwright for the cinema

Rating: 10/10 (23 November 2017)

Thought provoking seems to be a dirty idea for the film industry. Audiences are not accustomed to such a alien form of entertainment. Martin McDonagh style will not be everyone's cup-a, and thank the Gods it is not. Any great new art form is never realized by the masses. Three Billboards was my third taste of his for cinema. My first was a Broadway play, best and most original and violent piece I had ever seen on the stage.
Seven Psychopaths was the best script that year but the film within a film within another film went over the heads of most.
Three Billboards is not nearly as funny but oh so remarkable,
People will undoubtedly compare his style to Quentin Tarantino but that would be a mistake. The main difference is Tarantino's DNA is all about being COOL.His total identity is to be COOL.
McDonagh's is far more intriguing and human.
I would love to see his take on the current ridiculous witch hunt in Hollywood as to who touched who, who grabbed what. Do they really expect people to take this seriously. The casting couch has been around since silent films. It comes with the territory if one wants to play. Yes there are Pigs that can take advantage of girls.Trust me they take advantage of men just as frequently, maybe more.
Years ago I was asked by my best friend to be an extra in a Halloween Scene meant to be NYC. In that scene I was told to stand next to Salma Hayek when out of nowhere she grabbed my ass. I've been having nightmares ever since, and that was at least 20 years ago.SHOULD I SUE? LOL.
Three billboards has so many scenes to be cherished, but the one which is in the only flashback, will send chills up your spine to alert you as to why the mother is so obsessed to find the one person responsible for raping,killing and burning her daughter. The GUILT,Oh so much guilt.