The heroine is a "black widow"

Kyra 2021-12-19 08:01:21

The director is Steve McQueen of "Twelve Years as a Slave". The director who made a blockbuster in Cannes and was crowned the pinnacle of the Oscars made his way into Hollywood. This film is adapted from six episodes of the American drama of the same name in the 1980s, but the background of the story is changed from London to Chicago. The cast can be regarded as a gathering of big names, most of whom are familiar with: "Hurricane Rescue" Liam Neeson, "Fast and Furious" Latin beauty Michelle Rodriguez, "Sniper Phone Booth" Colin Farrell, "Creed" The senior girl Elizabeth Debicci and so on... I can feel that the director wants to say a lot, with great ambitions, about feminism, underworld, religion, racial discrimination, the gap between the rich and the poor, political corruption,'democratic elections', gender differences, etc. They are all integrated into it, weakening the sense of genre that crime suspense films should have. Too much complexity leads to the result that the viewpoint is scattered, as if it is a shot and a stick, and nothing is said. It is not a traditional commercial action film, but a very slow-paced, slow-moving, ethical and moral plot that is too slow and tuned. It can't be said that it is not good-looking, but it is really gentle and can't enter the drama at all. No love, just feel long. The perception in this respect is very similar to "The Irishman", but not like the other feminist theme "Hidden from the Sky: Beauty Trick", which is not good-looking and quite superficial. Therefore, because the connotation is too rich and it seems boring, we can't blindly negative, and conservatively comment about 6 points. PS: At the moment of the highest light in the film, Gaomei Derby has a lot of dew points, and it is only available for download!

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Extended Reading
  • Dee 2022-03-24 09:02:09

    Many scenes are well conceived, full of creativity and humor, and it can be seen that they are from famous artists. But McQueen's personal ambitions have dragged down the film. Not only are there too many cumbersome waste scenes in the film, but there are also too many elements to explore, which not only exceeds the director's narrative ability, but also exceeds the film's time limit. If you give up these personal ambitions and honestly make a compact and exciting genre film, the completion of the film will be much higher.

  • Athena 2022-04-22 07:01:32

    I want so many things...

Widows quotes

  • Veronica: I'm not involved in Harry's business. I work for the teacher's union.

    Jamal Manning: I understand. Criminals are like cops. They don't bring their shit home.

  • Veronica: [gives Alice money] This is for the guns.

    Alice: Guns?

    Veronica: Three Gloms. Ammo too. No more than 2000 dollars.

    Alice: Me? From where?

    Veronica: [coyly] It's America.