Being able to operate a camera does not make you a good director. Having your characters perform meta analysis of problematic source material does not make you deep. Being "controversial" for the sake of being interesting is neither controversial nor interesting. This trope filled, pulp fiction, power dynamic rehashing never captures my interest. I kept looking at my watch to count the minutes it was stealing from me and continued to be upset that it was taking so many without ever achieving a salient point. It earned a 2nd star for proficient lighting, and I really wanted to figure out why this art house schlock was being peddled at all. I am tired of casual pedophilia and of adult women being cast as high school students. As the movie was rolling I kept finding myself wondering if the dialogue was directly ripped from the pages of a rejected letter to the editors of a pornographic magazine, and was disappointed to find out it was an original screenplay. Do not waste your time, even if you are into messed up power dynamics there are better made and more thought provoking pieces of cinema or literature available.
Review of Miller's Girl
