Review of Widows (2018) by Netflic — 19 Nov 2018
It is a heist film coming from a well known director Steve McQueen who has movies such as "12 Years a Slave" and "Hunger" to his name.
With great actor ensemble (Viola Davis, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall just to name a few, and many others) I had high expectations.
While actors were great, acting was mediocre. Script was not believable at all and had plenty of ends that led nowhere. Plus it was cliche after cliche after cliche.
"Politicians and criminals are all the same, be it in Chicago or elsewhere".
"Men are cheaters, especially white ones". "Women are great and strong".
Add to the mix exploitation of racism and bad cops, so fashionable in Hollywood today.
Emotionally I could not connect to any character in the movie.
I expected much, much more, especially with such a great cast and a talented director.
This review of Widows (2018) was written by Netflic on 19 Nov 2018.
Widows has generally received positive reviews.
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