We saw this film in the back row of the very cosy, Minema screen at the Curzon Bloomsbury. This is now my smallest auditorium I have ever been in with only 30 seats. One large screen though. Another first was sitting in a sofa seat.
The film, bloody excellent with such strong central performances from the cast and not surprising that Frances McDormand got the BAFTA. Although Sally Hawkins from Shape of Water must have pushed her hard.
Also the director Martin McDonagh, from Camberwell, London deserves praise too, also director of one of my other favourite films In Bruges.
Two mentions to the soundtack, The Felice Brother's Radio Song has an extensive play during a bar scene early on yet fails to make the official soundtrack. Somewhat strange as other than three other songs the rest are hardly heard. One of the others is the closing song, Buckskin Stallion Blues sung by Amy Annelle and worth further exploration.
So what is the better film, Three Billboards or Shape of Water?
Its a close run thing but Shape of Water gets it by a nose simply because of its scope of imagination. Otherwise they are as good as each other.
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