The movie demands over one hour of your patience following flat, one-dimensional characters who can't manage complicated dialog as they engage in various boring vices. The audience is expected to take that as a resurgence of youth, life, and vitality. Whoever wrote the script on this one failed to understand that random sexual encounters differ from passion. Seeking sex does not equate with seeking love. And, a divorced woman is no more a heroine than a divorced man, based solely on a divorce which, in itself, constitutes yet another banal failure of love, not the triumph thereof. The expressionless visage of the movie's heroine for the duration of the show should reveal to even the most casual viewer that there is no "glory" in Gloria. When I pay for a theater admission, I expect to derive some measure of delight for that investment. Tonight, I was sorely disappointed. Finally, I cannot fathom the response of professional movie critics to this flavorless, colorless, and all around disappointing film. If a film becomes more sophisticated as the amount of enjoyment the viewer can derives decreases, then this one is first class. Otherwise, my review is on the mark.
Review of Gloria
