Review of Gloria Bell (2019) by Filmlife — 24 Mar 2019

Let me begin by saying, I love Julianne Moore. She is the entire reason I came to see this. Plus, the trailer looked good. However, this fell remarkably short to the point where I left the theater for a bit to take my time visiting the facilities and concession stand.

This is something I have only done once or twice in my life. I expected to feel this storyline and characters whether if they were ordinary or extraordinary. This was not that movie. It presented itself as told from the perspective of a sexist man who does not understand women at all.

The writer did, however, understand men with the emotion-evoking character, played by John Turturro, as a man that most women have met but would not have given a second chance. Watching this was difficult due to the massive talent of the cast being reduced to this poorly directed, edited and written film.

Very slow moving, the storyline just did not come together. It felt discombobulated with characters introduced for no reason as their storyline just dropped off. A couple of ra-ra gimmicky woman empowerment moments that were nearly mocking and that is about it.