I'm not sure what I expected after my ambivalence with regards to the movie but... this was worse, to be honest. Why:

- Uncomfy age gap where Carol literally refers to Therese as a child
- Weird persistent hatred of department store workers, including a woman who is only ever nice to Therese but is constantly belittled by both the character and the narrative
- Entirely too much time spent discussing money for a story that includes no plot points involving money
- Cheating (even in a crumbling marriage, still bad)
- Richard?? Deeply baffling character who was just incredibly annoying
- Somehow incredibly boring despite having the most melodramatic main character of all time