Widows

Widows 2018

• Director: Steve McQueen
• Also seen by this director: Hunger
• Based on the book by Lynda LaPlante
• Cast: Viola Davis, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Molly Kunz, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Garret Dillahunt, Cynthia Erivo
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Viola Davis – Ender’s Game, Beautiful Creatures, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Help, Solaris, Antwone Fisher, Far from Heaven, Kate & Leopold
• Liam Neeson – The Dark Knight Rises, Life’s Too Short, Seraphim Falls, Batman Begins, Kingdome of Heaven, Love Actually, Gangs of New York, Star Wars, Les Misérables, Michael Collins, Rob Roy, Nell, Schindler’s List, Ruby Cairo, Excalibur
• Michelle Rodriguez – Battle in Seattle
• Elizabeth Debicki – The Night Manager, Macbeth, The Great Gatsby
• Robert Duval – Sling Blade, The Stars Fell on Henrietta, M*A*S*H and many series
• Colin Farrell – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Winter’s Tale, Total Recall, Fright Night, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, In Bruges, Intermission, Daredevil
• Daniel Kaluuya – Black Panther, Doctor Who
• Garrett Dillahunt – Looper, Winter’s Bone, The Road, Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles, No Country for Old Men 
• Why? The cast
• Seen: 20 June 2020      

       Four criminals are killed in a heist. Their widows take over the business. Crooked politicians/thugs cause complications.

       There are many characters, many threads to the story, but that doesn’t make it more likely or interesting. I don’t usually like heist films or corrupt politician stories.

       The acting is good, of course and some of the characters are well developed. Twists turn it into more than a heist film. All in all, a solid well put together production.

3* of 5