“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”: Less Than The Sum of Its Parts There is something faintly indulgent about it, as if rather than singling out a clear vision for it and pursuing this vision throughout the film, McDonagh keeps getting distracted by this character that he really likes, that character that he finds really interesting, this joke that he thinks is really clever - all of which doesn’t inform or shape the main narrative in any meaningful way.
●●●○○ It was hard not to approach Martin McDonagh’s latest picture, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, with high hopes. There is its current status as darling of the awards circuit, of course, having recently picked up a slew of Golden … Continue reading “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”: Less Than The Sum of Its Parts There is something faintly indulgent about it, as if rather than singling out a clear vision for it and pursuing this vision throughout the film, McDonagh keeps getting distracted by this character that he really likes, that character that he finds really interesting, this joke that he thinks is really clever – all of which doesn’t inform or shape the main narrative in any meaningful way.
