No. 106 (2018) Widows Dec 5th.

Film No 106 (2018) Dec. 5th.  6.30PM  PALACE CINEMAS Raine Square,  Perth City . 

"Because it's about my life it's the reason it becomes yours." (The threat issued by Jamal which pushes Veronica to the brink).

Widows is slick, tense and hardly puts a foot wrong, but like a meal of tasty fast food, there is something unsatisfying about it. Linda La Plante's novel about the widows of 4 bank robbers seeking retribution for the deaths of their husbands' takes the form of a 135 minute cinema experience. The six part T.V. series (1983) took the U.K. by storm, so this 2018 version is good business by ever expanding production company Regency. Widows had made its money back within 2 weeks of release. If you like your crime flick to have a sharp script (Gillian Flynn and Steve McQueeen), dark but rich images, sexy undertones (Elizabeth Debicki), sudden, unexpected violence and with a twist or two, then Widows works. But, for me, a fancy burger in a sweet bun only satisfies to the point where I scrunch the wrapper and place it in the bin. 7GUMS.