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 Cynthia Erivo Colin Farrell Brian Tyree Henry Daniel Kaluuya Jacki Weaver Carrie Coon Robert Duvall Liam Neeson Garret Dillahunt Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Jon Bernthal Coburn Goss Molly Kunz Lukas Haas Kevin J. O'Connor Michael Harney Matt Walsh Josiah Sheffie Adepero Oduye Ann Mitchell Evan Ingersoll Antoine Reed Clare Cooney James Vincent Meredith Eric C. Lynch Will Zahrn Show All…
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.
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
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…
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!!!
Yes. Papa likes this one quite a bit. Papa loves a perfect third act. Papa loves a perfect cast with perfect performances. Papa loves a good twist. Papa loves good camerawork and editing. Papa loves watching Chicago films in Chicago. Most importantly, papa loves his DANIEL KALUUYA OH MY GOD HE WAS SO GOOD.
I don’t know why I went with the uncomfortable “papa” thing, it has nothing to do with the film. But yeah, good movie.
very good. feminism & race? hell yeah and also really cool people walking around being cool and interesting . Daniel kaluya is scary. That one shot when they drive between 2 neighbourhoods real quick is great. Steve McQueen knows what’s up
“If this whole thing goes wrong, I want my kids to know that I just didn't sit there and take it. I did something.”
Everyone is excellent in this movie.
The acting by the actors/actress is impeccable.
Editing and cinematography are great too.
Music score is also work perfectly in this movie.
Of course, the screenplay by Gillian Flynn and directed by Steve McQueen make this movie a masterpiece.
The realism of this movie makes the whole story more convincing. There’s a lot of message can be read in this movie.
A must watch movie for movie lover.
Everything from the performances to the camera placement is so carefully thought out and constructed. At times the plot got a little confusing and had trouble tying together its many threads, but it gets its point across emotionally and that's all that really matters. Also Elizabeth Debicki was allowed to be tall and we will stan.
Watched on DCP in theater with my partner.
My expectations were high for a sociologically influenced heist movie directed by Steve McQueen. Aside from the exterior driving long-take, this is directed in a bland way. The heist itself is pretty uninteresting, and the social commentary is sort of fine without being insightful or exciting. It's not bad, but a "not bad" film from McQueen is a disappointment.
Interesting characters acted perfectly well (minus Robert Duvall who seems to have really lost his step) based in a compelling story that oozes with intrigue and falls right in line with the potential to become the best kind of crime drama. By the end it becomes weighed down by the grand ambitions of its social statements and litany of subplots that lead nowhere with a resolution that feels completely unsatisfactory given the immense buildup.
The twist feels very thrown in. Same with most of the subplots which do end up coming together but only by threads. The arcs of the women are all great though and Viola Davis is a force.
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