Rent Widows (2018)

Watching paint dry is more thrilling - Widows review by Alphaville

Don’t be fooled by the trailer, which shows nearly all the brief action and adds an atmospheric score that the movie sorely needs but sadly lacks. Widows is thrill-less, virtually score-less, prosaic film-making, bogged down plotwise in politics and religion and visually in still shots of actorly conversations. Thrilling? If only. It’s a completely cold watch, with no characters of any interest and no visuals of any interest. It’s a film that needs a real director at the helm, not a faux-art Turner-prize wannabe filmmaker like Steve McQueen.

PS US critics loved this film while trashing the much superior Replicas, an indie sci-fi film I saw on the following night and a cinematic masterpiece by comparison. If cinema is to outlast the inroads of such as Netflix, they need to get their act together.

Gave up watching - Widows review by CR

Just couldn’t get into this. Tried for half an hour and then abandoned it, something I’ve not done before. I usually persevere expecting a film to get better or at least watch it because I’ve paid for it but not this time. 

Much better than I thought! - Widows review by HM

Not your usual heist movie; a tangled plot gives plenty to be interested in. The characters stand alone well and do not merely prop up the plot. Fine performances all round. Criminals' wives are pressured into getting their hands on money to stave off a gangsters' desire to get his money back stolen by their husbands. Exiting, action, plot; the lot. Deffo worth a viewing.

Waste of 15 minutes of my life - Widows review by PB

Would have given zero, but 1 star lowest. Don't normally write reviews but this film had nothing for me, turned off at 15 minutes in. Slow wandering

Different Story - Widows review by JB

This was so disappointing. I read the book and couldn't put it down, it was so good. The film bears very little resemblance to the book and the action jumps around so much it's confusing. Very bad screenwriting in my opinion. If you want to try this film don't read the book first!

Loose - Widows review by NI

Good in parts but veered away from main plot line too much. I didn't find any of the main characters appealing and Robert Duvall was wasted in an irrelevant role. Sorry Gillian but the dialogue was poor.

Better than expected - Widows review by RE

Not based on the old UK series, and doesn’t come close, but much better than I expected. Really quite an enjoyable film. Bit of action, drama, emotion, decent cast and some good acting too. Give it a go.