2018 Directed by Steve McQueen
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.
Viola Davis Michelle Rodriguez Elizabeth Debicki Robert Duvall Colin Farrell Liam Neeson Cynthia Erivo Lukas Haas Brian Tyree Henry Daniel Kaluuya Garret Dillahunt Carrie Coon Jacki Weaver Molly Kunz Jon Bernthal Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Matt Walsh Kevin J. O'Connor Michael Harney Clare Cooney Ann Mitchell Deron J. Powell Adam Wesley Brown Wendy Mateo Matthew Fowler Bailee Brewer Stephen Hill Michael Weber Adepero Oduye Show All…
Viudas, 寡妇劫案, 寡妇特工, 寡婦
four things you need to know about this movie:
1. it completely and utterly rules from start to finish, and is *so* smart about everything from capitalism to camera placement.
2. Viola Davis carries around an adorable Westie for virtually the entire film.
3. Elizabeth Debicki's performance inspired me to say the word "stan" out loud for the first time in my entire stupid life.
4. anyone with cable will watch this on TV no less than 300 times in the next two years.
not a spoiler but colin farrell stands in front of a banner that says “MINORITY WOMEN” and i’ve never felt more represented in cinema. thank you, mr. farrell, for giving me my rights in exchange for my paying $3.99 to rent your movie Daredevil (2003).
OK, now i’d like to be genuine and take Widows seriously for a moment because that’s what this cast and crew deserve! the internal, interpersonal, and political levels of conflict all intersect in a way that’s ultra-satisfying. mcqueen allows his scenes to breathe, unafraid to embrace pauses and stock stillness. there’s a slick current of truth running through his directing, his and gillian “She Did That!” flynn’s script, the long takes ... every facet felt…
Entire cast is great. Daniel Kaluuya is the stand-out for me. Guy has range.
35 mm (Kodak Vision3 50D 5203, Vision3 250D 5207, Vision3 500T 5219)
Arricam LT, Cooke S4 Lenses
Arricam ST, Cooke S4 Lenses
Watched at Cineplex Odeon Intl. Village, Vancouver
Gillian Flynn every morning when she wakes up to write: oh I gotta remind everyone that men are trash
this movie is a beautiful magic trick. everything about it screams “boilerplate bargain bin thriller,” but the performances are so captivating and the writing is so focused that it manages to feel... like a prestige movie? pun not intended. even with an undercooked b-story, it’s very smart, surprisingly funny, cynical, and perfectly structured. ya done it again, stevie micks!!
everybody in this movie is very good, but... got damn... daniel fuckin’ kaluuya!!!! viola fuckin’ davis!!!! cynthia fuckin’ erivo!!!! a preemptive “fuck the academy” for ALL y’alls oscar snubs!!!
steve mcqueen and gillian flynn writing the script: yeah we support men’s rights!
them writing the last half hour: men’s rights to shut the fuck up!!!!!!
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In seemingly an instant, a car holding a prospective Chicago alderman cruises from the projects to his gated, gentrified estate on the outskirts of the 18th ward. The windows are tinted, and Steve McQueen's camera lingers on the exterior of the car and the environment it passes through, with the audio tuned into the conversation inside the vehicle. Never does the featured dialogue mention the people as a collective body worth saving, but merely as polls, numbers, statistics of a victory of whiteness and old money, all while the world passes by, unnoticed and uncared for. Widows confronts the idea of homogeneity within the American system as an unwavering obstacle that can only be fought via assimilation. To succeed…
Wow, great! that scene when Colin Farrell and his assistant were talking in the car was pretty iconic methinks! and seriously Elizabeth debicki we MUST stan.
Well crafted and well acted, Widows is an entertaining movie with some nice touches that make it more than just a heist film. Steve McQueen's ability to subtly but powerfully illustrate class differences, racial dynamics, and (as you'd expect in a movie about a groups of women robbing a bunch of men) and sex. I appreciate how this film is really talking a lot about this, but it doesn't preach or bang you over the head. It sits you down in it, and you get to interpret the hypocrisy for yourself. McQueen is good at that stuff.
I like Colin Farrell's as a politician trying to inherit his dad's legacy, but not totally convinced he wants to. Viola Davis is,…
Amazing cast, I liked the action and a bit of a thriller this time the women out shined the male stars
The camera placement in the one take with Jack (Colin Farrell) in his car wowow
a little bit too much of a slow burn for me but i still loved
a women led cast that isn’t all white is the change we want to see please!!
also viola davis kills every performance period.
I can’t believe I missed out on this in 2018. I had heard it was a bit of a let down and those people are wrong. This movie is incredible. Definitely one the best heist movies of the last decade. I’ve been giving out a lot of 5 stars lately, but this definitely deserves it.
One of the best ensemble casts that I can remember. It feels like pretty much everyone was firing on all cylinders. McQueen’s direction was pretty perfect. I can’t wait to revisit this again. Gotta be one of the most underrated movies of 2018.
fuck men <3 good for the women!
I had a hard time following in the second act but the final act was really something! Wish there was more heist fun and planning but the acting and plot building was spot on. Special shoutout to Ms. Elizabeth Debicki :) <3 I am free on thursday night. please contact me then for I am free on that night which is a thursday :)
La combinación perfecta de thriller, acción y drama. Bien escrita, dirigida e interpretada.
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