What Pourpose Did the Billboards Serve?

Rating: 6/10 (27 January 2018)

I wanted to Like this movie. I like Frances McDormand and the different roles the plays. I had also heard about the potential Oscar vibes the movie had. So I tuned into it expecting a lot. And I was disappointed.
My disappointment is nothing to do with the actors, all have given marvelous performances. But, the story is deeply faulty. There are so many potholes in the script that it just begs the question what were the writers thinking?
Secondly, the character of Mildred(McDormand) is deeply flawed and deeply angry throughout the movie. So much so that I began to hate her. Willoughby(Harrelson) is wasted and Dixon(Rockwell) is confusing. Now take it that this is not the actors fault, they have played their parts perfectly. The story doesn't do justice to any of the characters. The Billboards (that make the title of the movie) do not themselves inspire or lead to anything in the movie. That is the biggest flaw of the story and the biggest disappointment.
One of the reviewers here(on IMDB) has written out the exact flaws of the movie pointwise in his review, so I am not going to list them here again. Check them out.
I am just gonna say this movie is a terrible disappointment