Four women who are left with nothing but debt after their husbands died in a heist are pulling a heist of their own to reclaim their lives.
Based on the homonymous 1983 British series, Widows (2018) takes the fight from London to Chicago. The ensemble cast delivers astonishing performances, with Viola Davis and Robert Duvall standing out. The powerful opening chase sequence promises an action-packed drama to keep you on the edge of your seats. It is a promise that doesn’t deliver, though.
It is not the first and certainly will not be the last time a European or an East Asian director goes to Hollywood. See, for example, actor/director Mathieu Kassovitz and Babylon A.D. (2008) or Jee-woon Kim and The Last Stand (2013). One-way ticket back… Even though Widows is nowhere near as bad as the aforementioned films (by brilliant directors) or the reviews surrounding it, it lacks the Steve McQueen, fine art training, personality, and idiosyncrasy.
It lacks the suffering of 12 Years a Slave (2013), Shame‘s (2011) internal struggle, and Hunger‘s (2008) brutal realism. Maybe his first cut (around 3 hours long) offered all of the above and more. Regardless, I really look forward to McQueen’s next film, European, American, or otherwise.
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I remember the tv series which I thought was good. This is definitely on my list.