Jenna Ortega has been making some interesting choices as a rising actress and always impressing audiences with her performances. From her Disney Days, she began to star in pivotal roles in various horror films, including Scream V, VI, and X, while boosting her star status with the titular role in Netflix’s Wednesday.
Ortega continued to make bold choices as an actress, starring in this year’s erotic thriller Miller’s Girl. She starred alongside Martin Freeman in the film with the film’s premise centering around the complicated relationship that starts forming between them. With the film now streaming on Netflix, fans are cringing at its uncomfortable premise even though both actors were good in their roles.
Fans Are Cringing At The Weird Premise of Jenna Ortega’s Miller’s Girl On Netflix
Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman starred in this year’s Miller’s Girl, an erotic thriller directed by Jade Halley Bartlett. The story centers around characters played by both actors, a young student and her teacher who form a flirtatious and complex relationship as they work together on a creative writing assignment.
Ortega (21) and Freeman (52) have a 31-year-old age gap that serves the uncomfortable nature of the film’s premise. While the two actors commit to their roles, fans automatically pointed out how they felt weirded out by the premise, but also stated that the film as a whole did not work as well as it intended. These are what some had to say about the film on X,
Just finished watching “Miller’s Girl” for the first time…
I love pretty much the entire cast (Jenna, Martin, Bashir & Gideon) but WOW, that was so boring!! 🥱 pic.twitter.com/CrnoFXeRi0
— ghostface kait 🔪 (@cavalierremedy) May 4, 2024
#Millersgirl is such an uncomfortable watch. Who approved this nonsense?
— Dza (@_ladizaloca_) May 5, 2024
🎬 Miller's Girl
This movie sucks…omg, fuck this shit.
The number of times I screamed, " Oh brother," was actually insane.
On the plus side,it's forgettable, so in about 2 months, it will be gone from my brain. pic.twitter.com/0Ek5H8rW00— Esperance (@EsperanceAdy) May 7, 2024
That shed scene in Miller’s Girl🫨. Actually it’s all just cringe lol. #MillersGirl #Netflix
— Felipe (@feelabrussel) May 4, 2024
Miller’s Girl on Netflix is terrible, 0/10
— Biggie Shorty (@BrwnSkinQuesha) May 5, 2024
The film was bashed by critics and audiences when it was released, and it also did not perform at the box office. It only managed to gross $889,552 against a production budget of $4 million (via The Numbers). People were not impressed with the questionable/cringe premise, as seen in the trailer, which may have led them to stay away from watching it. And those did watch it were left disappointed.
Jenna Ortega Is Excited For Audiences To Watch The Visually Stunning Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Jenna Ortega is reuniting with Tim Burton yet again for the sequel to 1988’s Beetlejuice titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. As seen from the trailer, the vibe and gothic atmosphere of the original is recreated for the sequel, and Burton seems to have ensured that the sequel retains the essence of the original. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Ortega detailed how everything has been shot practically.
The actress stated that the film is visually exciting and not a lot of CGI was used, unlike many big-budget studio films nowadays. This made the shooting days really gratifying for her, and she can’t wait for people to see the work the actors have put on for the film. Ortega said,
“Everything is practical, I think we’re not using much CGI or anything like that at all. So it was satisfying shooting on set because you got instant gratification. It looks cool. Everyone did an incredible job. I cannot wait for people to see that one.”
The film will see the return of Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara, with new cast members like Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti, and Willem Dafoe joining the franchise. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will hit theatres on September 6, 2024.
Fans can watch Ortega’s Miller’s Girl on Netflix.
