Lynda La Plante is a Liverpudlian actress, novelist, screenwriter and television producer who specializes in crime dramas. She started with a 1983 TV miniseries which spawned two sequels before creating the now famous "Prime Suspect" - that miniseries was called "Widows", which Londoner Steve McQueen ("Shame") chose to adapt into his fourth movie, his first feature not starring frequent sneak actor Michael Fassbender. For the adaptation, he moved the action from London to Chicago, cast the women more diverse than in the 1983 version added some gangster and politics subplots, but kept the main story intact. Back then, a crime drama featuring women in the leading roles - as criminals, no less - was practically unheard of; even nowadays, this is a rare occurence, "Ocean's Eight" nonwithstanding.
Here's the trailer for the 2018 version:
How did you like the trials and tribulations of the "Widows"? What did you think about the cast, starting of course with Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez and Elizabth Debicki, but also featuring Colin Farrell, Liam Neeson, Jon Bernthal, Robert Duvall and Daniel Kaluuya ("Get Out"), among many others? How did you enjoy the plot, including its little and big twists? Just share your thoughts about "Widows" in a reply to this post - but remember that spoilers belong
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