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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri stands out as one of the year’s best films and is now available for home viewing. I highly recommend this film. The Blu-ray edition offers commendable picture and sound quality and includes a half-hour documentary, deleted scenes, and a short film by director Martin McDonagh. The documentary provides some insight into the production, but its promotional nature results in a somewhat repetitive cycle of praise.
The short film is best experienced firsthand, so I will refrain from divulging details; it offers a pleasant surprise for those who purchase the edition. The deleted scenes, in my opinion, were rightly excised. One scene, featuring a large media presence outside the police station, disrupts the film’s carefully established sense of isolation. This exemplifies a judicious editorial decision.
For a more in-depth analysis of the film’s narrative and themes, please refer to my cinema review of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
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