Sentences with phrase «racist police officer»

Sam Rockwell sauntered backstage after winning the supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of an erratic and racist police officer in director Martin McDonagh's dark fairy tale, «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.»

Martin McDonagh has admitted he understand the backlash «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» has had for featuring a likeable racist police officer.

In «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» actor Sam Rockwell plays a violent, racist police officer in the small town of the title.

Some of the criticism was aimed in particular at Rockell's character, Dixon, a racist police officer with at least one known instance where he tortured a black man.

Or maybe the joke is that if we got rid of every racist police officer, we'd have no police at all — according to the white police chief.

The star, who bagged the best supporting actor prize at the Bafta film awards for his role as a racist police officer in the black comedy, said he does not think his character gets a full redemption story.

But «Three Billboards,» which many have criticized for its portrayal of a racist police officer (played by Sam Rockwell), has proven a lightning rod — both celebrated for the timeliness of a tale about female vengeance and derided as out of touch.

Hers came for playing a revenge - seeking mother in «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» Irish playwright Martin McDonagh's lacerating and controversial fable about a small town racked by grief and anger, which also won a supporting actor prize for Sam Rockwell as a racist police officer.

This is best illustrated by Sam Rockwell who plays a reckless, racist police officer.