Review of Widows (2018) by Jon C — 19 Nov 2018

Director Steve McQueen assembles another finely-acted and heavily-dramatic film of ensemble actors.

Viola Davis, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall and David Kaluyah.

Things get dark pretty fast when we see a heist taking place in Chicago then it appears all the men involved end up dead.

The main widow is Viola Davis trying her hardest to deal with her husband's death yet it turns out he and his accomplices stole money from the wrong person.

He owed this candidate Jamal Manning over $2,000 and when her life gets threatened she finds her late husband's journal and blueprints.

Two other widows played by Michelle Rodriguez and Elizabeth Debicki face rough patches too; one is facing her shop being foreclosed and the other has no job and no credit so she moonlights as a companion for a rich socialite.

Davis has an idea to escape Manning's death threat so she and the others pull their resources together and pull off this one last job, it may actually work considering most wouldn't suspect a group of women and believing all they can do is sit back and grieve the loss of their loved ones.

Steve McQueen directs some really good actors, inputs a lot of drama into the script, and unravels some shocking story twists.

It takes a while to get to the actual heist though since we're focusing more on the characters themselves but it is thrilling to see it in actuality.

Maybe 20 min couldve been shaved off and a few extra players and this wouldve been better on television but as is it shows the ultimate strength of a few women being just as capable as men when facing death and dark secrets.