During a screening of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, the public audience broke out into applause after Frances McDormand finished a blistering speech about culpability.
And why were viewers were moved to show rare mid-showing affection? If one had to guess, it was in part the power of McDormand's perfectly composed delivery, a masterful handling of tone and ferocity, and in part the nature of the monologue from writer-director Martin McDonagh.
The twists and turns of the dialogue exemplifies what this movie has to offer, a masterful use of language that never goes in the direction you're expecting. Read more...
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