Review of Widows

Widows (2018)
10/10
terrific
23 October 2023
Wonderful film with a great casted headed by Viola Davis.

Of course, you can't go wrong with Davis, Steve McQueen directing, and a story by Lydia La Plante, one of the best.

Widows (Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, and Elizabeth Debicki) take it upon themselves to not get mad, but get even for the deaths of their criminal husbands, deciding to steal millions. Not that they have much choice. There is money stolen from a political campaign of a Chicago back politician, a man supported by a gang. Viola Davis has to return that money or eventually be killed.

Davis' ex-husband, played by Liam Neeson, has left behind plans to locate $5 million - however, she doesn't know the address.

Though she herself has no experience as a criminal (unlike her husband), she as well as the other widows have to learn, and learn quickly, the art of the steal.

The cast also includes Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, and Daniel Kaluuya, all of whom are excellent, as well as Brian Tyree Henry, Cynthia Erivo, Lukas Haas, Carrie Coon, and Jackie Weaver.

Great special effects and story - Widows makes for exciting drama. You can really feel the tension throughout.
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