This film has an absolutely DEEP and STELLAR cast with both veteran and up-and-coming actors alike. As I discussed with a friend before watching it, the preview for Widows gave me a new age “Set It Off” vibe, which is especially relevant and always will be so with all the strides that have been made in both the real and film world to raise the levels of appreciation everyone should have for the female sex. And, while Viola Davis (as Veronica) and Michelle Rodriguez (as Linda) do a stellar job of anchoring their all-female burglary team, the plot left me with a lot to be desired.
The film starts with Veronica and Harry (played by Liam Neeson) in a very passionate marriage not without its own demons and heartache. During one of Harry's organized robbery attempts with his own male team, the men’s plans are thwarted and Veronica is left in a deep financial hole from which she has little time to climb out of. She comes across plans for another big heist orchestrated by her husband; and, even though she never asked about her husband’s extra-legal activities, she decides that trying to pull off said robbery herself is her only option. She puts together a makeshift all-female team of her own and everybody is designated a set of tasks to fulfill before the job can be done.
To me, the manner in which each of the female characters goes about figuring out her individual tasks is very spotty and jumbled. There is little that ties everything together for me, with the solutions to a number of these tasks seemingly popping up out of thin air a number of times. The film does boast a number of twists and reveals that make an audience member gasp; but, it seems to me as though the celebration of female empowerment took precedence here over a more tight-knit plot.
The action scenes also help the audience overlook these plot holes; but, there are only two developments that I find worth remembering about this film. And, honestly, Daniel Kaluuya’s (from "Black Panther" and "Get Out") character steals the show for me because his is the quintessential example of one that does so much more by saying and doing so little, but with so much attitude.
Nevertheless, the film, an entire 2 hours, is a fun time if you can look passed the overall “plot jumble” precisely because of the all star cast, the action and the gravity of the film’s main heist, even if it develops in what I would describe as a forced manner. That is why this film gets 2.5 reps out of 5 from me and why I would recommend it as something not entirely too thought-provoking to enjoy passing the time with.
What did you think of this female-led film?
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