Wesley Morris Takes Down “Billboards”
Wesley isn’t having all the praise being heaped on “Three Billboards.” He is especially scathing about Frances McDormand, who could win a second Oscar for her performance as a pissed-off mom. Morris: ‘Ms. McDormand certainly makes the most of the tirade machine Mr. McDonagh has built for her. (Not since “Erin Brockovich†has anybody gotten to tell off this many people with this much gusto.) You feel for Mildred, but you fear her more. When she approaches a table in a restaurant carrying a wine bottle, the audience practically begs her not to use it. By this point, Mildred is way past being a mad mommy. She’s Charles Bronson.’
