McDormand is an utter force of nature, very seldom showing any kind of vulnerability as she goes about her very focused mission, whilst Rockwell deserves credit for a hard-earned scene-stealing support, and Harrelson gets a nod too for some surprisingly hard-hitting work. McDonagh's story is an expertly crafted mystery drama, rich in character, and unpredictable at every stage, allowing the incidentally witty interactions between these colourful individuals to offer further misdirection and put you off balance as the drama unfolds.Īn expertly crafted mystery drama, rich in character and unpredictable at every stage. As Mildred's actions trigger a fiery response from every corner, Dixon starts to go off the rails, with the media on the fringe happy to turn the whole thing into a circus. Putting the spotlight on Woody Harrelson's Sheriff Willoughby, Mildred is just as angry at his inept deputies, including Sam Rockwell's racist idiot Officer Dixon, a ticking time bomb of repressed anger and brash violence. The premise has Frances McDormand's divorced mother Mildred, finally having had enough of the lack of response from the local police department, deciding to take drastic action to draw attention to the seven month old unsolved murder of her teen daughter. Crafting the screenplay with the lead actors in mind for the parts, it's clear that he has gone out of his way to put all of the right pieces in the right places to make magic. After In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths, most will know McDonagh's style, deftly balancing dark wit with hard drama, but Three Billboards is undoubtedly his most assured work yet.
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