by John Zenoni
It is such a disappointment when you see a preview for a film that catches you from the get go and your anticipation just builds and builds and then you see the movie and afterwards you just can’t believe how let down you were. Well, unfortunately that is what happened with the new Steve McQueen film, “Widows.” Anything with a cast consisting of Jon Bernthal (he only makes a brief appearance but it matters not to me as he is one of the best actors today in my opinion), Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Daniel Kaluuya (excellent in the film), Liam Neeson and the always amazing Viola Davis I figured would have to be excellent. There are some outstanding performances needless to say so that does help. The other thing in its favor is the storyline, a unique one by today’s Hollywood standards.
***SPOILER***
When a group of robbers end up getting killed in a heist, the wives left behind end up getting pulled into a dangerous world of criminal behavior and have to pay back a debt they did not realize their husbands owed. So the story begins to focus on how they can pay back so much money and it comes down to doing a heist themselves. All of this you would think would keep you on the edge of your seat but the biggest downfall is that it takes forever (and I mean it feels like forever) for any action to take place! I bet it took an hour and a half before the ‘widows’ even pick up a gun. Anyway, there are some twists and a few highlights but it is definitely not the film I expected and wanted it to be.
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