Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown recently appeared in the dark fantasy movie; Damsel, directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo for Netflix. The actress portrays Princess Elodie who accepts a marriage proposal only to later realize that she is being used to repay the debts. The story follows Elodie’s escape and survival from the attacks of the dragon lurking in the chasm.
Upon its release on Netflix on March 8th, the movie received mixed responses from the audience and critics however the actress’ performance in the movie has been appreciated. Some critics praised the young actress’s commitment to the role despite the character failing to make its mark. Damsel however did reach a noteworthy spot in just three days of its release making critics wonder about the choice of viewers.
Millie Bobby Brown’s Damsel records 35.3 million views despite mixed reviews
Actress Millie Bobby Brown’s recent release Damsel was one of the most highly awaited movies given the fact that the audience enjoys watching dark fantasy. The movie upon its release has recorded 35.3 million views and nearly 64.8 million hours of viewership according to Netflix Tudum, that too in just three days.
The movie stars Robin Wright, Angela Bassett, Nick Robinson, and more along with Brown which opened to receiving mixed responses from the audience and critics. It received a score of 56 % on the Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer. According to The Wrap, Damsel debuted at No. 1 in 79 countries and reached the Top 10 in 93 others.
Fans however did not hold themselves back from sharing what exactly they think about Damsel as one of the users shared that the movie is absolute trash with another one adding that the movie was really bad. A user noted, ‘This was such a bad movie, resembles something you would find on channel 5 during a week day. Please Netflix stop trying to make movies.’
The 56%/69% on Rotten tomatoes is BEYOND generous. This movie is absolute trash
— Collin (@Ctmcgove) March 15, 2024
Oh my days. This looks awful. Ha
— joseph (@luciferspal) March 15, 2024
This was such a bad movie, resembles something you would find on channel 5 during a week day. Please Netflix stop trying to make movies
— Daz (@DAZSTORM) March 15, 2024
An X user went ahead to write, ‘So…the dragon could smell blood transfused by a cut but somehow lost this ability when her father came after her? This movie makes less sense than Dylan Mulvaney pretending to be a woman. Maybe you should have hired him to play the princess.’ A third user mentioned that the movie would have been better adding that if the guy threw Millie Bobby Brown off the bridge she’d die.
So… the dragon could smell blood transfused by a cut but somehow lost this ability when her father came after her? This movie makes less sense than Dylan Mulvaney pretending to be a woman. Maybe you should have hired him to play the princess
— The Joseph Nemo (@JosephNemo171) March 16, 2024
This movie would have been better. If when the guy throws Millie off the bridge, she just died and the movie was over.
— Hugsy (@Hugsy0426) March 15, 2024
Great example why Hollywood script writers should have stayed on strike for The rest of their miserable lives
— Dirty Dave Martini (@Dave43703275) March 15, 2024
A user went ahead to add that this movie is a great example of why Hollywood script writers should have stayed on strike for the rest of their lives.
Millie Bobby Brown talks about her challenges while filming Damsel
In her virtual interview with Vogue India, the actress shared that she has been open to different kinds of things but she feels that fantasy connects with people the most. She was asked about her character Elodie to which she said,
“I don’t feel that she is angry for most of the film, considering she has a right to be. At the very end, she becomes angry but throughout the film, she is frightened although very courageous. I think there’s that fine line between is she angry or is she just very brave?”
Millie Bobby Brown notes that personally, she does not have a lot of anger in her heart so she does not have any fury to channel noting that it’s her job to pretend. Talking about the physical challenge of portraying Elodie, Brown said,
“I’ve never put my body through something like that before.”
In an interview with Screen Rant, the actress was asked about how Elodie’s physical transformation mirrors her internal growth. Which she explained that starting with long hair and ending up with short hair, starting with a wedding dress, and ending up in the chemise under her wedding dress.
Brown lastly added that her costume lost layers along with losing the layers of the person she didn’t she was noting that then she starts to find herself and the actress loves the way it goes along.
Damsel is streaming on Netflix.
