I suppose it's not fair to talk about this movie and, quite frankly, not mention the absolutely amazing performance from France McDormand. That's not to say that I don't think Rockwell didn't deserve to win it for this movie, as he was fantastic in his portrayal of a troubled and violent cop, but in a way I think it's also to make up for not giving him that nomination for Seven Psychopaths. Like, seriously, watch Rockwell in Seven Psychopaths and tell me how he DOESN'T, at the very least, deserve a nomination. Hell, he was even snubbed of a NOMINATION. You don't know how fucking great this guy was. Having said that, I felt that Rockwell was snubbed of an Oscar for his performance in Seven Psychopaths. There's very few actors I can say that for, at least in my own case. He's one of those guys that I can watch in absolutely anything and I would be fine watching it because Sam Rockwell is in it. The thing about Sam is that, regardless of what type of role he has to play, he always delivers consistently great performances, even if the movie ends up being absolute shit. Sam Rockwell isn't at that truly elite level, but he's only a few slight notches below that. And I really don't mean this as an insult, because I'm comparing him to, say, someone like a Daniel Day-Lewis, whose dedication to his craft and the characters he inhabits have made him the best I've ever seen. I don't wanna say this without sounding like I'm insulting him, but he's also not one of the best actors I've ever seen. Sam Rockwell is one of my favorite actors, personally. Great.I always seem to start these reviews with a bit of an aside and this aside will focus on Sam Rockwell. If you don't have those characters in the script, why bother to do this fake inclusion stuff? But still. They are "token black guy", only they aren't a black guy.
Its too on the nose, and really not particularly interesting giving that they won't even be characters (they do little to nothing). Because she isn't a person, really, the way she's writen. It seems malicious more than social commentary on that type of person. Now the gripes: -There is a particularly female character that is treated like a "slow person" for no apparent reason other than some might laugh at her. That's why this deserves a lot of praise for the writing, which is insanely good (except for a couple of huge mistakes) 3-Then there's the drama/story which is perfectly paced and it has social commentary, but I'm not sure that part is neither revolutionary nor especially interesting. Everything that is funny its really the logical conclusion of the funny situations the characters are in, and their normal responses. You know, like most humans! This shouldn't be such a rarity, but it totally is! 2-The funny parts (not always done to make laugh out loud, which is the way it should be) do not require "out of character" stuff. All the protagonists have good and bad things. You know, like most humans! This shouldn't be such a rarity, but it totally is!ΔΆ-The funny parts (not always done to make laugh out loud, which is the way it should be) do It has some awesome things: 1-The characters aren't angels or demonds. It has some awesome things: 1-The characters aren't angels or demonds.