The criticism largely centered around Davis' seeminglyover-exaggerated lip pursing.

Less kind Twitter users called her performance"horrible"and"embarrassing."

In a new interview, Davis admitted it’s “incredibly hurtful” to read bad reviews.

Viola Davis in 2020

She went on to opine, however, “Critics absolutely serve no purpose.

And I’m not saying that to be nasty either.”

Obviously from Davis' performance self awareness/evaluation wasn’t enough.

Viola Davis as Michelle Obama

She learned from the critics.

It doesn’t read well that she doesn’t admit it."