Jenna Ortega fans are shocked by how she plays Martin Freeman’s character in Miller’s Girl. One scene in particular has caused a lot of discussion.
The US actor became famous for his role as Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton’s hit Netflix show for teens, Wednesday. The show was based on the 1990s movies, which were based on Charles Addams’s original drawings.
Controversial scene between Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman
Both fans and critics have said that her most recent part was a bit of a surprise. The black comedy drama Miller’s Girl was written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett. Ortega plays Cairo Sweet, an 18-year-old student who has feelings for her married English tutor Jonathan Miller (Freeman).
After having its world premiere at the Palm Springs Film Festival two weeks before, it came out on January 26, 2024.
During the movie, Cairo and Jonathan start a difficult and unhealthy relationship after they have to write something creatively.
The story of the movie and the fact that Ortega is 21 and Freeman is 52 have got a lot of attention.
Fans were outraged that the movie
Many Ortega fans have said they didn’t like the choice and thought the movie was “gross” after seeing it.
“Miller’s Girl” stars Martin Freeman and Jenna Ortega (Lionsgate Films). Ortega’s fans have talked about the movie on social media. One wrote on X/Twitter, “Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman… I feel awkward.
“MARTIN FREEMAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO JENNA ORTEGA?” asked someone else.
“This Jenna Ortega/Martin Freeman movie is so gross!” wrote a third. Grosser than gross!”
Others weren’t as worried about the age difference as they were about Freeman, who is best known for playing Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy series The Hobbit.
Freeman having sex with anyone bothers me, especially someone younger than him. Someone joked, “I bet he’s smooth inside his pants, like a Ken doll.”
UK viewers: Is Miller’s Girl available?
People in the UK can’t watch the movie right now, but it will be available on Amazon Prime Video starting February 19. At the moment, Miller’s Girl is playing in US theatres.
Where else has Jenna Ortega been in movies?
Since Wednesday, 2022, when she played the lead in Netflix’s Addams Family spin-off, Ortega has been very busy. With 341.2 million hours streamed in its first week, the show broke the record set by Stranger Things.
The Independent said of the show’s popularity that even though Ortega gave a great performance as the lead, “it can’t escape certain trappings, namely the fact that it’s essentially Gen-Z Addams Family by way of Riverdale.”
Hollywood is now showing Miller’s Girl in theatres across the US. From February 19, you’ll be able to watch it on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.