Saw it today and didn't really care for the choice of casting.
It also doesn't really have even one single likable character.
The Racism aspect issues felt forced.
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shareI enjoyed it. Thought the writing was excellent. McDormand was brilliant and the Mildred character was refreshing (and a great role model for women). Impossible to see her as a domestic violence victim however.
The racism angle was not really developed but given Ferguson and Willoughby putting up with Dixon it made sense. I also liked the way Dixon’s character developed.
A great role model for women? Putting up with a husband who beat her (it was he who left, mind you), drilling a hole in someone's thumb, setting a police station on fire while there was a person inside, and now becoming some sort of vigilante killer? That's not to mention the kind of mother she is, or the fact hat those billboards were ill-advised to begin with.
Yeah, some role model, that.
I respectfully disagree. I think it was excellent: 8.8/10. Mildred was a very likable character. I loved the way she refused to take any shit, told the truth, and socked it to that pompous, hypocritical priest!
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Each character had likable and unlikable moments. Mildred was the most consistently likable and by the end Willoughby and Dixon each showed signs of goodness. I thought the transitions were organic and lent to depth and versatility within each character arc.
I am now a definite fan of Martin McDonagh. If you liked this I'd check out his two earlier works, In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths.
Actually, I think the most consistently likable characters were Red Welby and Mildred's son.