Widows reviewed by Mark Kermode
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 พ.ย. 2018
- Mark Kermode reviews Widows. Four women, burdened with their dead husbands debt to a criminal gang, decide to take their fate into their own hands.
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Really excited for this one. Haven't been disappointed by a Steve McQueen outing yet so I'm sure it'll be great. I'm also happy to see Brian Tyree Henry getting more recognition, his work in Atlanta is fantastic.
I saw Widows tonight - I though it was absolutely superb. The acting throughout-from the entire cast was first-class, the direction was outstanding. Do yourself a favour and go see this, one of the best films of the year so far.
Excellent film. Smart, doesn't pull punches, doesn't hold your hand, full of painfully real people and experiences. So much to see, can't wait to watch it again at home at some point.
Excellent film. Reminded me of a female version of Heat. Viola Davis was outstanding but whole cast shine.
You had me at Steve McQueen
Of course its good. Steve McQueen made it.
I usually agree with Mark, and certainly I completely agree with his remarks on sense of place, the political balance and the points being made. I completely disagree on the sense of pace. I felt it required tightening, the score felt incidental rather than driving and at times there was a feeling the film was either flabby or needed more of other characters. At the showing I was at there was at least one walk out and several going to get drinks mid film.
Don't get me wrong there is s huge amount to love about this film, the cinematography and use of reflection to embody Hopper-esque alienation is worth the ticket to see alone, but somehow I expected more.
A solid 8/10 when I was expecting a 10.
I'd be hard pressed to think of a review where Mark Kermode has been *more* enthusiastic about a film than this. Definitely a very convincing argument to see it just based on this.
I saw The Favourite at a film festival last night and loved it! Please try to watch and review that one soon! It'll be a big Oscar contender!
Saw the trailer a while ago and automatically thought..this is what the Oceans remake/reboot should’ve been, in fact scratch that, I don’t think any Oceans film could compare to this! Genuinely looking forward to watching this
Great film, but slightly spoiled by a rushed ending. Felt like 20 mins worth of film was crammed into 10.
I love listening to your reviews!!! Knowledgeable, insightful and entertaining at the same time.
Steve McQueen is my favourite active director the guy's incredible
Sounds a lot like Heat. Sharp script, a sense of place, heist, characters that are well rounded and not cyphers.
Steve McQueen made a heist movie!?
Mark completely nails it on the head here, this was one of the most riveting movies I’ve seen in a while, mostly because of the way the tension builds and builds
Guys this movie is 10/10 amazing!! Everyone was clapping laughing and walked out the movie really happy
Some interesting performances. An interesting twist. Overly long and self indulgent for McQueen in general. A little preachy in my opinion. 7/10.
Saw this at the weekend, didn't know Liam Neeson was in it. Was great film
The most unique heist film I've ever seen. Viola Davis is extraordinary.
Well, after watching that, I'm going to go and get a ticket to watch, "Widows".
Can't wait to see this!
Daniel Kaluya and Brian Tyree Henry steal the film for me. Davis and Farell are also always great
Pretty much loved all of Steve McQueen's films so I can't wait to see this.
I can't wait to see this. 2018 has been a pretty ordinary year for movies so far. I have liked very few films this year.
It's actually a year with a lot of good movies... Unfortunately, there haven't been any GREAT movies thus far.
Salman Zaki What films have you liked?
I am going to see Widows next week I am very excited to see it and I can't believe it has been 5 years since 12 Years A Slave was out.
Beautifully shot with great actors & acting, but the plot was a bit of a letdown for me
Can't wait for this. Right from the first trailer, I thought this looked absolutely badass.
Yes I loved that shot when the camera was on the front of the car! Phenomenal movie
Wanted to like this movie so much more and while it’s got a great plot, great acting and some brilliant directed moments I do feel like it was bogged in a lot of secondary plot points when it reality if the first half of the film was just like the second film it would be a classic.
This movie was superb. Would love a sequel
Could someone do captions please?
I'm about to see this movie on opening weekend. It's looking good so far.
I was worried about this,seemed like Steve McQueen had gone all mainstream.But it actually looks good.
One of the best opening scenes ever
Anything directed by McQueen is a must watch.
Glad you liked it.
This is a brilliant review. I loved this movie so much I needed to see it again immediately - and did a couple of days later.
I do find myself irritated with people who say it was slow or had unnecessary characters and subplots. Everyone is entitled to an opinion even when it shows a lack of taste and intelligence. Lol, I know I sound rude to say that. But I don't see how you can miss just how good this movie is.
I just watched it. I have never seen the original TV series. I thought McQueen’s previous films were interesting, although I can’t say that I loved them. I did however really like the screenwriter Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl”. This film is a heist film with some commentary on women and politics, but it doesn’t really do anything out of the ordinary. It’s a solid well made film, but not a daring one - which is surprising giving McQueen’s work.
I think Mark likes it.......under that desk he's not wearing pants
After seeing the film I thought that it was ok, it has some great acting thanks to the amazing cast, but the story wasn't that great imo, neither was the music and the use of it. The heist and the end of the movie was the most disappointing part of it, and I also think the film tried to have too many messages.
'Cumulative pace' = goes nowhere for 2 hours, then the heist happens. If you want to see a great character driven heist movie released this year - watch 'American Animals'
I think Mr Kermode enjoyed this film a little.
I enjoyed it a lot, but it was definitely a bit "odd" at times. Some comedy moments seemed just really strange, if they were meant to be comedic. And about 90% of the movie seems quite basically directed, a typical thriller, but that 10% when McQueen does something REALLY unusual really makes this movie a bit special in an odd way.
And yet a few Truly Dumb moments too ... (The reason an important 'code' not working the first couple of times for me was daft)
I am a big fan of Shame, and McQueens other stuff is very good too and this is not quite up there, but was very good
I really wanted to like this movie, but just couldn't. Agree that it's filled with great performances, especially Viola Davis and Daniel Kaluuya, but it's unnecessarily baggy with characters that serve no purpose but to try and strengthen the movies setting rather than focusing on the main characters. I get that perhaps they were trying to show the similarities between politicians and actual crooks but we don't get anywhere near the flashbacks needed between the wives and their husbands to make this comparison, making Colin Farrell's and Robert Duval's characters completely redundant and their 30+ minutes of screen time could have been much better put to use strengthening other weakened characters and plot points.
Michelle Rodriguez's character was barely fleshed out when she is meant to be one of the mains, it was just too much of a scattergun approach rather than the precision we know Steve McQueen and Gillian Flynn can turn out. IMO McQueen's most disappointing movie to date.
Steve McQueen's weakest in my opinion, but that's not to say it's a dud
Wish they'd kept it based in England.
Saw it at the India premiere, it's alright 7/10
the camera man had one job #keepitinfocus
Looks good
I had a chance to see this at a Film Festival today but I decided to focus on movies that won't open near me on release. I'm super excited for this movie though and think it'll surprise come Oscar time.
Well you've made me impatient to see this. Curious why you hate the word 'backstory' though?
I am not quite sure but I think that mark might like this film 🤠
Loved this movie❤❤❤
I think he quite liked it.
It was well made and well acted. Overall it was more of a sombre human drama than a thriller though in my opinion. Low on actual thrills and high on melodrama and pathos.
I am not sure he liked it?
I had The Liam Neeson Dream again....
Brilliant film.
The movie was far from perfect but I loved it
It is a very good movie!!!!
it was i low key 'trendy' version of 'set it off' but not as good. if you're seeing it for steve mcqueen you'll be disappointed.
best filmed scene is in fact the car camera scene that mark describes here, and thats a shame , charcters are in the film that gat completely ignored later on, frustratingly , - rating 5 maybe 6 /10
So what I understand from this is...you have sponge pudding and custard?
With syrup, don't forget the syrup.
Too long. You could shave 20-25 minutes just by having some of the shots go from 20 seconds to 10. It tries to cover too much ground, the sociopolitical, the sexism, the racial, the class divide, the generic crime elements, the more kitchen sink dramatic elements. By the third act I was bored and felt like I'd been in the cinema for 3 hours. Too many characters. BUT. Very entertaining for the most part. A lot of depth, a lot of thrills, great acting, mostly great writing (although structure and pace is a big problem). Worth watching and very enjoyable but not something that transcends genre boundaries like Heat did.
I think Mark was to star struck with all these great actors, the director & writer to notice the film was no better than ok, with plot holes, and rushed & unbelievable ending, seriously, we are expected to believe they became so professional on their first heist without any practice. Critics were puzzled why no Oscars not me. 5 out of 10 from me.
Proper movies that treat people as idiots and do exposition to death never make the experience better.
The Exorheist
They don't have the balls.
Wow, never heard that line before.
If you’re impressed by that car scene then you’re sad.Ohhhh there are poor places in cities and there are rich places,woooowww mind bending stuff
Not sure why Mark persists with giving away so much of the film whenever he reviews.
Very diverse, of course he likes it.
WTF? Just watched this movie and left feeling it was a waist of time. With the amount of talented actors in this movie, I'd think the plot would have been better. Did M. Night Shyvamalan help Steve McQueen out with this movie (lol)?
It took way way way too long to get to the heist. I caught myself yawning a couple of times.
The movie was very dry with a ridiculous plot. Maybe this would have been better served if the was an HBO television series.
This film made all the black men in the film either a ruthless killer or crooked politician.
I was deciding if I wanted to watch this boring overated fluff or Overlord. I made tbe wring choice lol.
I did not connect with this movie and was not believable. This heist genre vehicle was complete waist of time for me as a viewer and the actors involed.
Basically it's reservoir dogs but from the perspective of their wives and a hint of feminism.
Corey Kitchen I think we watched very different versions of Reservoir Dogs
Distinctive features of Reservoir Dogs were you never saw the heist and it went wrong. This doesn't sound like that at all, I suspect you just wanted to whine about feminism and didn't really think about what you're saying.
Corey Kitchen Have you seen Reservoir Dogs? It’s nothing like this.
Oh cool! is it an all female re-boot?
Most boring movie of 2018. Wasted my money and two hours watching it. Was expecting big things from this star studded cast but the whole thing was a let down.
The kermode is out of focus !!
Wow,so poorly edited,its all over the place
Just got back from watching this. Let’s just say the trailer is much better than the film. It’s been done better, much better elsewhere.
How are people praising this film? I love his other films but honestly, this was a really, really bad film! Character development, chemistry, writing, pacing. So much wrong with it.
Sorry to say that Mark is completely wrong about this one. We expected great things from his review, but a whole family of six, with divergent ages and cinematic tastes, found this to be the most boring, self-indulgent film of the year so far. (Apart from that bonnet shot and the first few minutes).
Go watch a marvel movie that will cure your ADD 😒. You’re not ready to watch a film.
You've finally lost it. Terrible
awful
Very average film. Best thing was the trailer.
12 Years was one of the weakest films ever to win an Oscar,
and it's kinda put me off McQueen after his first two masterpieces, which is a shame.
I want to see this film but it’s obviously just trying to push the feminist agenda.
How is it obvious if you haven't seen it?
It's much worse than that, Alex. It's driving a message of racial, gender AND social equality. You'll feel better if you stay home with your blinkers on and Fox News turned up loud.
Boo hoo.
🙄
Well, if you do go see it, good thing there won't be any women in the theater. What with them all being chained to stoves and/or birthing chairs.
Very poor film. Although a great cast and well acted the script itself is boring, dull and unrealistic. Had high hopes considering it was made by McQueen. Terrible movie 4/10.
This film was dreadful
Such an over rated director. Decent artist though.