This is a hard-R and an "adults only" type of movie. The rape and death is not depicted but there is plenty of other bad behavior. Parental warning: The movie contains a lot of bad language and violence on screen.
The struggle for redemption is something I like quite a lot, which is why I enjoyed this movie. The movie doesn't end with everything tied in a neat bow, not because they want to make a sequel but because it is a long and hard road to find healing. It is not a stretch to say they want redemption even if they don't know how to look for it. The characters struggle for some satisfactory ending to their situations. The characters do interesting things-even if they don't think about it, I enjoyed mulling over their decisions and the outcome for days afterward. The path of the story is hardly predictable. The movie has a lot of genuine surprises and twists that make it intriguing. Usually unlikeable people treating each other badly is a huge turn-off for me. No one in the story is particularly saintly and often they are unlikeable. Viewers' sympathy is swift to switch as the story goes on. Mostly the problems arise from the details that come out in Mildred's personal life and in the investigation. The situation rapidly becomes more complicated and more escalated, thanks in part to bad behavior from Mildred and Dixon. Initially the local minorities rally around Mildred and the rest of the town around Willoughby. Willoughby himself initially strikes the viewer as a guy trying to smooth things over all the time, making things less rocky for himself, his department, and the people of Ebbing (maybe in that order, too). Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell) is a racist and a bit of an idiot. The police in Ebbing have a reputation as Southern good ol' boys. So she rents three billboards just outside of town that question why there's been no arrests, personally asking Chief of Police William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson) why nothing has happened. In fact, they seem to have dropped the case. Her daughter was raped and killed the local police have made no progress on the case. Mildred (Frances McDormand) is an angry and frustrated mother. Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) written and directed by Martin McDonagh
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