Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) ****

I've seen Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) three times now and while I've settled back on my original star rating, I still love this film (one of my Top 20 Films Of 2017). On a third viewing, it's a lot funnier than I remembered. Most of the characters are pretty unsavory, which I think confuses viewers looking for anyone to completely relate to, but that's kind of why I think it's so good—the lack of compromise to pander to the audience. Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell give complex, multifaceted performances in a film involving tough subject matter (rape, murder, arson, assault, discrimination, cancer, police torture, suicide and more) yet it's filled with humor and heart (and cuss words) throughout, all assuredly directed by Martin McDonagh.