This movie suffers from a feeling of scatteredness and a sense of unrelatedness in terms of the events of the day, their sequence, and concurrence, while certain moments in the movie occur in an almost after-thought kind of way, with them evoking some emotion yes, but simultaneously inspiring a feeling of indifference and dubiousness, though not necessarily because of the events themselves, but rather how they were depicted or came across.
The Poker House however is not a bad movie, and the performances were quite good all around, with Sophia Bairley, Selma Blair and Tyla Abercrumbie being the standouts, and the style of comedy it included was a good idea and angle, though it mostly fell flat, but not disastrously so. As this movie is based on a true story, the events warrant being appreciated of course, however, the final product didn't quite come together firmly, and at times the movie felt like a house of cards, but managed to play the hand it was dealt competently enough to pass as a satisfactory film.
5.5/10.
The Poker House however is not a bad movie, and the performances were quite good all around, with Sophia Bairley, Selma Blair and Tyla Abercrumbie being the standouts, and the style of comedy it included was a good idea and angle, though it mostly fell flat, but not disastrously so. As this movie is based on a true story, the events warrant being appreciated of course, however, the final product didn't quite come together firmly, and at times the movie felt like a house of cards, but managed to play the hand it was dealt competently enough to pass as a satisfactory film.
5.5/10.