Friday, May 17, 2024
Miller’s Girl
A smart & talented young writer, Cairo Sweet (Jenna Ortega) & her BFF Winnie take a high school creative writing class from teacher Jonathan Miller (Martin Freeman). He assigns Cairo a writing project that takes them both on a steamy journey entangling & intertwining their lives in a complex web that blurs the boundaries lines between teacher & student/protégé. He was a published writer, now settling for teaching. Cairo & Winnie are playing a dark game of seduction with their teachers. I️ love the literary prose & references used throughout the film. Miller’s wife, Beatrice, is an alcoholic & emotionally unavailable. Ortega & Freeman play their roles perfectly. This story may be too cringy for some due to the age gap between these two as well as the teacher/student relationship here. This film is a semi erotic drama with a manipulator flirting & seducing their way to get they want; with a plan b in case of rejection & having all bases covered. I️ found this film salaciously appealing to my darker side.
Alien gives it 3 “Lolita/Henry Miller” stars out of 4.
