#Hollywood Is Starving The Public Of Quality Entertainment Because They're Too Busy Making BAD Films As Star Vehicles

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"Jenna Ortega, the star of Netflix’s Wednesday and Disney’s Stuck in the Middle, has faced a significant setback in her career as her latest movie, Miller’s Girl, bombed at the box office and received harsh reviews from critics. The film, which also stars Martin Freeman, is a psychological thriller about a young writer who gets involved with her teacher.

A dismal debut OF Jenna Ortega and a low score

According to Box Office Mojo, Miller’s Girl, written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett, opened in US theaters on January 26, 2024, and made only $321,000 in its first weekend. This marks Jenna Ortega’s lowest-ever domestic opening weekend and her second-lowest opening per-screen average after her 2018 indie film Saving Flora.

The film also failed to impress the critics, who gave it a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, making it Ortega’s worst score ever and one of Freeman’s lowest scores in over a decade. The critics slammed the film for its weak script, poor direction, and implausible plot.

The Wall Street Journal called the film “a work of glaring artifice” and said, “Only a generous grader would award this script anything better than a D-plus.” The New York Times said the film was “too vapid and silly to do much besides titillate” and “being touted as a psychological thriller, but it’s not.”

Surprising praise and a hopeful future

Despite the hostile reception, the filmmaker Bartlett praised Jenna Ortega for her performance and said she was “totally, totally surprised” by her talent and charm. She told Screen Rant that Jenna Ortega was “hysterical” and “very funny” in the film and that she “disarmed” her during their Zoom meeting..."

I've seen this before; Miss Bartlett's quote. When Hollywood is determined to boost a certain star, they'll just keep throwing them into anything and everything. It makes them look increasingly sought after, but if it's a script from a B level Hollywood writer, HOW sought after, I don't know. The important part is to always make sure the public knows what an INCREDIBLE talent the lead actress is. (I found the exact same type of quotes for Emma Stone, when she started out; a young woman whose dad is a wealthy contractor. Did you know Emma and fam lived at a celebrity hotel, when she was a kid?) Meantime, poor Martin Freeman gets a turd on his CV, because you know he didn't choose to be in Miller's Girl, of his own free will and AMC Theatres just keeps losing more money.