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What parts of the movie are controversial? Here's a rundown of why Three Billboards is attracting negative buzz as awards season gets underway: More: Golden Globes 2018: Who will win - and who should? Yet, even as many critics praise McDormand's character, a growing number of observers are criticizing Three Billboards' racist cop, played by Sam Rockwell, and the casualness with which the movie treats his bigoted views and history of violence.Īnd as Rockwell begins to win awards for his role, taking home the Globes trophy for best supporting-actor, a category he also won at the Palm Springs Film Festival last week, the backlash against the movie remains, which began bubbling on social media around the film's release and expanded after Three Billboards began raking in nominations in December, inspiring headlines that call the movie ' tone-deaf,' “ hopelessly bad on race,' and the cinematic equivalent of a family's racist uncle. The McDormand-led film about a mother, Mildred Hayes, whose daughter has been raped and killed and seemingly forgotten by local police, has been largely praised by film critics, with USA TODAY crediting the movie for 'blending black humor and menace and fostering a pervading sense of hope amid a relentless story of revenge.' The film's narratives of female power and revenge also feel particularly timely in today's charged Hollywood climate of sexual assault revelations. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is gearing up for awards season domination, leading the film categories at the Golden Globes with four wins, including best drama, best actress in a drama for Frances McDormand, best screenplay for writer/director Martin McDonagh, and best supporting actor for Sam Rockwell.

Three billboards outside ebbing missouri