

The true diamond, though, is Sam Rockwell's dim-witted cop Dixon, the racist lunk whose surprise redemption is this superb film's final coup de grace.

McDormand is at her fiery best in the lead, often testing our sympathies by refusing to accept the stark realities of the seemingly uncrackable case, and Harrelson takes the happy-go-lucky sheriff into heartbreaking scenes that leave comedy far behind. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Hayes, however, is not to be deterred, and her show of defiance kick-starts a beautifully scripted and characterful black comedy that turns expertly, and effortlessly, on a dime. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) Stream and Watch Online. Frances McDormand stars as Mildred Hayes, whose attempts to shame the town sheriff (Woody Harrelson) into action rankles with the local population, not least because he's a well-liked, well-meaning family man. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri should be coming up later this year, with screening dates to be confirmed for both the US and UK.A desperate mother backing an ad campaign to find her daughter's killer might seem like the premise for your average inspirational underdog story, but In Bruges writer/director Martin McDonagh's Oscar-winning film is a far more nuanced proposition than that. So now, watch the trailer and let me know what you think on Twitter: With Frances McDormand (who looks to give another immense performance) in the lead role, the film has an immense cast that also includes Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, John Hawkes, Peter Dinklage, Kathryn Newton, Abbie Cornish and Zeljko Ivanek to name just a selection. McDonagh has been away from the film scene for five years but after the excellent In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths, plus an exec producer slot on The Guard inbetween it all, it’s about time he’s back and this first NSFW trailer is brilliant and while it echoes the Coen Brothers best elements, it does also feel like something fresh, dark and interesting on the scene.

Martin McDonagh could well be on the path to becoming a cult favourite and if this excellent, foul-mouthed red-band trailer for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is anything to go by, he’s about to get even more deserved attention.
