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Post by showgirl on Jan 7, 2018 5:24:33 GMT
I think some people saw this at the LFF but I'm starting a thread as it's released this coming Friday and is likely to be popular here. I caught up with it yesterday and found it so riveting and impressive that I almost wanted to see it again straight away because there was so much to take in. As usual with a Martin Mcdonagh script, the humour is very black and I was aware of laughing at things I felt I shouldn't be - and, interestingly, I seemed to find it funnier than did anyone else at my screening - but somehow those moments still jarred less than the few which I felt were too sentimental and unnecessary.
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Post by Marwood on Jan 8, 2018 10:03:32 GMT
Happy to see this win three Golden Globes last night (in particular Sam Rockwell), I had issues with the ending when I saw it (mainly because it doesn't tie things up easily) but now nearly three months on, I think it suits the film, and unlike a lot of U.S. mainstream films, it assumes its audience has an intelligence and doesn't spell everything out to it.
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Post by Rory on Jan 13, 2018 23:47:19 GMT
Saw this tonight and really liked it. Keeps you riveted throughout. Frances McDormand as good as everyone says.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 14, 2018 0:04:27 GMT
Seconded!! Just got home, one of the best films I've seen in ages.
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Post by AddisonMizner on Jan 14, 2018 18:24:51 GMT
Absolutely ADORED this film when I saw it this afternoon. The writing was extraordinary, balancing extremely dark humour with moments of utter heart-break, sometimes within just a few lines. The story was gripping, with many surprising twists and turns, and the characters were some of the most three-dimensional,I have seen in any film, each having their own arc, and moments in which you didn’t like them, but then totally sympathised.
The performances were also extremely strong in al, respects - proper actor performances, thanks to some wonderfully understated direction.
I am sure there is so much I have missed, but I can’t wait to see it again. JUST GO!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 7:17:31 GMT
What a year for Martin McDonagh fans...! First this, then the revival of The Lieutenant later in the year, finishing off with his Very, Very, Very Dark Matter to see us out at The Bridge. If it weren’t a cliche, I’d throw in the line about buses...
I’ll admit that none of the excerpts I’ve seen has had me hooked, so I was wary of seeing Billboards. And I wasn’t overkeen on Psychopaths. Maybe it had steered too far away from the not so cosy corners of Ireland for my liking. But I needn’t have feared: this film has it all. Except a bit of romance, I suppose. And as has been commented already, it can switch from a moment of his unique brand of awkward hilarity to gut-wrenching tenderness on a pin head. The performances are uniformly brilliant (nice to see Clarke Peters again- his chocolate-like voice is one of the highlights of the RAH Chess, for me), the locations are both gritty and stunningly beautiful, and the story is... well... only Martin McDonagh could come up with something like this. Utterly, totally brilliant.
A full five stars. (And this is even after two breakdowns during the viewing due to powercuts, both of which couldn’t have been more untimely timed!)
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Post by missbabs on Jan 17, 2018 22:58:42 GMT
I saw this tonight and wanted to echo what everybody else said. It's hilarious, heartbreaking, shocking, grotesque, heartfelt...
I was so surprised to see the backlash against the film on Twitter, mostly centred around the racist cop having what people call 'a redemption arc.' I'd be interested to hear what people think about that. I didn't see him as being the fully redeemed, 'heroic' character that many thought he was depicted as being. One of the things that I love about Martin McDonagh's writing is that he doesn't ever depict his characters in terms of good guy or bad guy - they're human, flawed and frustrating.
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Post by crowblack on Jan 21, 2018 14:23:40 GMT
It's brilliant - the first time in ages I've seen a film that genuinely feels up there with the greats.
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Post by Marwood on Jan 21, 2018 19:00:17 GMT
I saw this tonight and wanted to echo what everybody else said. It's hilarious, heartbreaking, shocking, grotesque, heartfelt... I was so surprised to see the backlash against the film on Twitter, mostly centred around the racist cop having what people call 'a redemption arc.' I'd be interested to hear what people think about that. I didn't see him as being the fully redeemed, 'heroic' character that many thought he was depicted as being. One of the things that I love about Martin McDonagh's writing is that he doesn't ever depict his characters in terms of good guy or bad guy - they're human, flawed and frustrating. {Spoiler - click to view}
I thought that was the whole point of the film - there isn't a tidied up, 'clean' ending relating to the murder of McDormands daughter, it was all about the redemption of Rockwell and McDormand? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 9:50:12 GMT
SAG awards last night for the film - winning Best Ensemble, Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell) and Best Actress for Frances McDormand. Both Rockwell and McDormand must go into the Oscars as favourites in their respective categories now. I'll bet Saoirse Ronan is really rather annoyed right now.
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Post by amadeus on Jan 23, 2018 21:56:44 GMT
I adored this film too. It's a rare treat when a film comes along that is bold and unapologetic yet still manages to be an intelligent and subtle piece at the same time. I never really laugh at movies any more but this had plenty of moments I found humorous. I agree the ending wasn't perfect but on reflection I think going for a clean-cut kind of ending would have betrayed the complexity of the characters. Go and see this if you can!
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Post by jaqs on Jan 24, 2018 17:16:27 GMT
Loved it too. I did not expect it to be so funny and am still thinking about it a week later.
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Post by daisy24601 on Jan 28, 2018 22:43:47 GMT
I agree with everything said here. I think if they tied everything up at the end it would be too unrealistic (sadly).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2018 2:13:51 GMT
Saw this tonight, I loved it! And the ending is brilliant.
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Post by peelee on Feb 7, 2018 13:33:16 GMT
In its quiet unassuming way, a great film. It deserves any awards coming its way.
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Post by ellie1981 on Feb 7, 2018 17:06:29 GMT
I actually preferred The Shape of Water and especially I, Tonya in the actress stakes. Yet to see Lady Bird.
I enjoyed this film but had so many problems with holes in the plot and the actions of the characters. So much didn’t make sense at all, particularly the scene in the gift shop.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 21:47:31 GMT
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