In the most thoughtful analysis of Three Billboards and its race problem, Allison Willmore at Buzzfeed astutely points out that the film takes place in the state where three years ago, tensions between police and the black community came to a head after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. It seemed fitting, then, that the Oscar frontrunner would be about righteous female vengeance, led by a middle-aged actress whose furious performance threatened to sear through the screen.Īnd yet, Three Billboards finds itself facing its own reckoning, with a backlash as fierce as Mildred's single-minded quest for justice.
The film hit the festival circuit right at the crest of #MeToo movement, an industry-wide reckoning of the systemic abuse and harassment of women at the hands of Hollywood's most powerful men. Three Billboards is a story about a bereaved mother Mildred Hayes who shakes up a small Midwestern town with her bitter attacks against the beloved Chief Willoughby ( Woody Harrelson) for his department's inability to find the culprit behind her daughter's rape and murder. At key awards ceremonies, Three Billboards swept - winning the Golden Globe for Best Drama, the SAG Award for Best Ensemble, the TIFF People's Choice Awards, and landing a spot in the AFI top 10 of 2017. The festival favorite boasts a riveting turn from lead Frances McDormand, a deliciously sharp screenplay from director Martin McDonagh, and a tour-de-force performance from Sam Rockwell as a self-loathing corrupt cop. It received near-universal praise at the Venice and Toronto film festivals. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has all the makings of an Oscar frontrunner.
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