
She hires the use of (you're way ahead of me) three billboards and puts up her own words of, ahem.

Mildred Hayes, a bereaved mother from Ebbing, Missouri lost her daughter many months ago to a rapist/murderer and attempts to shame the local police into making some headway on a case the police chief has long abandoned any hope of closing to anyone's satisfaction. It's still in cinemas (apologies for not getting around to championing this gem sooner – this will teach me not to take advantage of our press accreditation for the London Film Festival) but with any luck, awards will flow – particularly for the acting – and the film will go on to settle comfortably in the category of one of the very best films of the year. Three Billboards is another rather wonderful example of a film sneaking up on you stealthily and genuinely, scene after scene, being darkly delightful. Robert McKee’s championing of the three act structure * It’s just like, 'What kind of computer effect is going to take us there this time?'"ĭirector Martin McDonagh is less than enthusiastic about That’s why you end up with Marvel and DC films every week, where you know exactly what’s going to happen. No, it’s not fine even if you're starting out because it's all about formula, and formulas are fucking boring. He regards it as one of the finest acted films he’s seen in recent years.

Knowing practically nothing about the oddly titled THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI, Camus came out the other side overjoyed by a profane but riveting drama about justice, loss and doing the right thing. Front page disc reviews film reviews articles interviews
