scratched my head as to why this film didn't do better at the box office.
By the end, I understood. It wilted.
Fertile premise with some interesting ideas that were never fully developed.
It crumbled after such a good start. terribly written and a waste of acting talent.
shareToo many characters and too many twists.
shareWow! you actually made it to the end. It was pure torture for me and I think I saw a third of the film. 40 minutes of my precious time wasted!
sharei found it too long, & i was indifferent to most of it.
a lot of critics seemed to love it, but i found it a chore to get through.
i think i would have been more interested in a film focused on colin farrell's corrupt political organization.
I think it's a film if it was 1hr 40mins or lower it would have suited the film a lot better. I wasn't gripped by the robbery, it should have been the films main focus. I love Steve McQueen but I could have done without the lingering shots. These type of films need to be brisk and paced well.
But it's got a great central performance from Viola Davis, and Elizabeth Debicki was the most interesting out of the other widows. Colin Farrell did well with a underwritten role. Daniel Kaluuya was a very good villain who was also underused. Robert Duvall had a great cameo. Carrie Coon, Jackie Weaver, and Jon Bernthal must have done the film cause it meant working with McQueen. I actually think this would have made a better one off HBO season and I'm sure most of the cast would have done it.
Anyway well worth watching or picking up on the cheap if you can. McQueen's weakest film to date but still a enjoyable watch and his most commercial film to date.