Widows (2002– )

The widows of three men killed while trying to steal a famous painting, join forces to find their husband's killers and finish off the job of stealing the painting.

Stars:

Mercedes Ruehl, Brooke Shields, Rosie Perez

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Dolly Rawlins (4 episodes, 2002)
Brooke Shields	...	Shirley Heller (4 episodes, 2002)
Rosie Perez	...	Linda Pirelli (4 episodes, 2002)
N'Bushe Wright	...	Bella (4 episodes, 2002)
Juan Carlos Velis	...	Bill - Security Guard (4 episodes, 2002)

Storyline

The widows of three men killed while trying to steal a famous painting, join forces to find their husband's killers and finish off the job of stealing the painting.

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Plot Keywords:

painting | widow | tv mini series | boston massachusetts | murder | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and some sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 May 2004 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

As Viúvas

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC-Greengrass Productions, La Plante Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

273 min 168 min (DVD edition)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally this was to be shown as a 2-part mini-series, but the network decided to air this as a limited series consisting of four shows.

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Connections

Remake of Widows (1983)

User Reviews

Three hours of mediocrity

"Widows" is a teleflick which sticks Ruehl out front as one of four women widowed when someone "offs" their "significant others" during a heist. What follows is a long, tedious black comedy about the motley gaggle of females who set out to get revenge and recompense. Perhaps the biggest problem with this 3 hour miniseries is not what's there but what's missing. There's no significant love or romance or sex; comedy or gags or laughs; heart or gut wrenching drama; etc. There is some action but the bulk of the flick is just scheming upon scheming, busy work, and developing characters who aren't very interesting and who engender little empathy. Too long, too tedious, too little, too late. Recommended as an exercise in conquering ADD. (C)

Note - This miniseries is anywhere from 168 to 273 minutes depending on where you get the info. The DVD sleeve showed 168 minutes which is probably the DVD's run time though it seemed more like 273 minutes.