This is a journal entry turned into a movie

Rating: 1/10 (13 June 2020)

This movie was a big headache to watch. There was not one moment in this movie where Jessica Chastain would stop talking to let the movie talk for itself. I understand that this was supposed to be all about Molly Bloom, but what's the point in making a movie that solely relies on narration throughout the whole thing? The only scenes I enjoyed were the poker scenes, but even that couldn't save the movie from being the piece of big warm turd that it is. I don't understand where the 8/9/10 stars ratings came from and I don't think it is deserved. The characters, including Molly herself in the movie, have no redeeming qualities. I didn't feel sympathy, I didn't feel sad, I didn't feel angry. Not once did I feel any sympathy for the characters. It was bland. This movie's focus is on Jessica Chastain's rack and the role she plays as Molly as such an "empowered", "brave", "strong" woman who talks too much about how educated she is and how hard her life is because her dad was too rough on her and cheated on her mom. I couldn't even even follow along with the dialogue at some points because she JUST WOULDN'T SHUT UP. There were also plenty of scenes that tried to tug at my heart strings and failed miserably. I have no hate against the director or those acting in this movie, but I sure as hell didn't enjoy it. Save yourself the two hours and don't bother watching this movie, unless you enjoy cringing and never ending narration.