![]() ![]() ![]() Ireland we Americans can believe in, like Bruges, as a sort of medieval fairyland. “The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,” wrote Chesterton, “For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.” That kind of light-heartedness applied to serious things does not transplant well to middle America, I’m afraid. The comic treatment of murder and guilt in that film was less grating, at least to my eye, because of its exotic setting in the medieval city of Bruges, Belgium, and the fact that the two main characters were stage Irishmen. ![]() But I’m sorry to say that many viewers who hope for a spiritual experience will be put off by the mannerisms of its Anglo-Irish writer-director, Martin McDonagh, already on display in his earlier film, In Bruges (2008). It’s best to think of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as a sort of cinematic parable about forgiveness - both of others and of ourselves. Rating: 1 out of 2 stars (read about the rating system here) Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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