Widows

What got me to watch the film was its decent cast, but I feel like I was tricked. Given how boring it was, the running time was downright murderous. I’m not sure if there was a deeper message. My only takeaway from the film is that it was another act of brown nosing to the creators of racial quotas, so two black women, one responsible Hispanic mother and a Polish blonde meet to embark on a life of crime. Especially the character of Veronica seemed rather weird, at times almost schizophrenic. Her transitions from a righteous widow to a "cool" badass were really hard to believe. The script was very predictable, and I actually didn't enjoy any of it. (05/05/2019)

An unbelievably racist and gender-biased film. No white man is innocent. McQueen serves up an unorthodox heist flick in which girls have to take care of things by themselves. The brilliant and vibrant Zimmer sets the pace and the female cast rocks. Out of all of them, Elizabeth Debicky is the most captivating (and not just visually). The twist with Neeson is unusual. The political storyline is reminiscent of The Wire. The ending is deeply ironic. P.S. Jon Bernthal didn’t last long. (joke, ha ha). (02/02/2019)

After a string of dramas, Steve McQueen has made heist movie, a drama about widows who lost their husbands to criminals and now are left with huge debts and problems with people you don't want to associate with. Acting wise the film is top notch, but if you go to the cinema to see The Punisher or Liam Neeson you will probably be disappointed. But there is still a great Colin Farrell and a solid female cast with a tough Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez and a sexy Elizabeth Debicki, whom I liked the most. Apart from the actors, it is a realistic story full of complications and one very solid twist with a couple of minor twists, decent cinematography and a well paced heist finale that left me breathless at times. Unfortunately the film is over two hours long and apart from a good opening and finale, it doesn't offer that much interesting and I couldn't bear the deaf passages, unfortunately. Decent craftsmanship and acting quality, but it didn't really grow on me. 65% (20/11/2018)

The ambitious 12 Years a Slave didn't appeal to me too much, but Widows is a different matter altogether. I haven't seen so many characters in one (new) film in a while that are so well written and acted and that aren't wasted, and it's a downright joy to watch them. And when their story is interesting, thrilling, well shot and has something to surprise you with (and it does), there's nothing to worry about. (04/02/2019)

I'm not usually into heist movies, but this one was different. I was never bored and waited anxiously to see what would happen next. The credit for this goes not only to the clever script but also to the very solid music and decent performances by most of the cast. This time I would like to highlight especially the ladies, although the gentlemen were not bad at all. I most enjoyed the passages in which the trio of actresses Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo (either together or separately) made their presence felt. To be fair, I must add that Robert Duvall also played his role very convincingly. (85%) (11/03/2021)