Character driven filmmaking at its finest.

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2018)

I have watched and enjoyed films my whole life. The beautifully nuanced script allows the characters to drive the film. The perfect cast bring the characters to real compelling life.
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This focus on character interaction reminds me of some of the very best Japanese films, and the best films from the former Soviet bloc. (Check out Japanese film: It's Only Talk directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, or Romanian film: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu directed by Cristi Puiu. Totally different in content and mood, but the characters and storytelling are at the same astounding level.)
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The whole cast seems to be inspired perform at their peak. No wasted gestures, nuances, shrugs, expressions, reactions, movement, stances...
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The scene with the deer. Frances and her writer/director Martin Martin McDonagh deserve Oscars and beyond for these brief moments of unbelievably perfect art.
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The scene with the slippers. Unexpected, perfect, as crucial as any scene or interaction in the film.
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Three Billboards goes into my top five films ever made.
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