Joe, an employee of the Mallard Corporation, wakes up in a strange room with no recollection of his arrival. As he seeks help, he discovers he is not alone. Another inmate explains that they have been drugged. Any attempts to escape or ask for help during food deliveries result in further isolation. Joe's primary task is pushing a mill. He faces the daily pressure of meeting the mill-pushing quota, and failure carries severe consequences.
Over time, Joe's physical and mental strength are continuously tested. Despite exhaustion and distressing hallucinations, he remains determined to reunite with his pregnant wife, Kate. Joe confronts the malevolent AI orchestrating his ordeal, making a plea for freedom and reuniting with his wife. The AI, now threatened concedes to his request.
O'Grady and Howery had previously worked together in the comedy film I Love My Dad (2022), in which the former produced and the latter played a supporting role. In an interview with MovieWeb, O'Grady said that he wanted to collaborate with Howery again but in a drama film rather than a comedy. Upon reading the screenplay of The Mill, O'Grady had Howery in mind as his first choice for the lead.[2] O'Grady said in an interview with Blavity that he "read (the screenplay) in a night", after producer Josh Feldman shared it with him.[3]
According to O'Grady, Howery chose not to know where the filming location was set and was literally blindfolded as he entered the set.[3]
Releaseedit
The film was released on Hulu on October 9, 2023.[4][2]
Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com gave the film a score of two out of four.[6] Tyler Nichols of JoBlo.com gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Unless they're given a theatrical release, Hulu Horror films often miss the mark, so I went into this with very low expectations. Thankfully this provided a smart and poignant thriller that really takes aim at a lot of issues going on in society today".[7] Brandon Yu of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, writing, "The film lacks any well-executed surprises to help it push past one-dimensional satire, and Howery is not strong enough of a dramatic actor to keep a single-setting, single-character film like this consistently engaging".[8]
Referencesedit
^Grobar, Matt (February 1, 2023). "Lil Rel Howery To Topline Hulu Sci-Fi Thriller 'The Mill'; Scoot McNairy, Pat Healy Among Others Set – First Look". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
^ abMahler, Matthew (October 6, 2023). "Exclusive: The Mill Director Wants to Change Your Life and Break the System". MovieWeb. from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
^ abYates, Shanique (October 9, 2023). "'THE MILL' DIRECTOR RECALLS LIL REL HOWERY'S DECISION TO REMAIN BLINDFOLDED UNTIL PRODUCTION BEGAN FOR THE SCI-FI THRILLER". Blavity. from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
^Collis, Clark (September 27, 2023). "Get Out star Lil Rel Howery faces a different kind of horror in The Mill trailer". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
^Allen, Nick (October 9, 2023). "The Mill". RogerEbert.com. from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
^Nichols, Tyler (October 8, 2023). "The Mill Review". JoBlo.com. from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
^Yu, Brandon (October 9, 2023). "The Mill Review: A Cog in the Machine". The New York Times. from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
mill, 2023, film, mill, 2023, american, science, fiction, thriller, film, written, jeffrey, david, thomas, directed, sean, king, grady, stars, howery, healy, karen, obilom, patrick, fischler, began, streaming, hulu, october, 2023, millpromotional, release, pos. The Mill is a 2023 American science fiction thriller film written by Jeffrey David Thomas and directed by Sean King O Grady It stars Lil Rel Howery Pat Healy Karen Obilom and Patrick Fischler It began streaming on Hulu on October 9 2023 The MillPromotional release posterDirected bySean King O GradyWritten byJeffrey David ThomasProduced byLil Rel Howery Josh Feldman Sean King O Grady Jesse Ford Barbara Goldner Brooke GoldnerStarringLil Rel Howery Pat Healy Karen Obilom Patrick FischlerCinematographySeamus TierneyEdited byShane Patrick FordMusic byDavid ChapdelaineProductioncompanies20th Digital Studio Hulu Originals Altar Rock PicturesDistributed byHuluRelease dateOctober 9 2023 2023 10 09 Running time106 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot editJoe an employee of the Mallard Corporation wakes up in a strange room with no recollection of his arrival As he seeks help he discovers he is not alone Another inmate explains that they have been drugged Any attempts to escape or ask for help during food deliveries result in further isolation Joe s primary task is pushing a mill He faces the daily pressure of meeting the mill pushing quota and failure carries severe consequences Over time Joe s physical and mental strength are continuously tested Despite exhaustion and distressing hallucinations he remains determined to reunite with his pregnant wife Kate Joe confronts the malevolent AI orchestrating his ordeal making a plea for freedom and reuniting with his wife The AI now threatened concedes to his request Cast editLil Rel Howery as Joe Pat Healy as a guard Karen Obilom as Kate Patrick Fischler as a neighborProduction editIn February 2023 Deadline Hollywood reported that the film was recently wrapped and was shot in New Jersey 1 O Grady and Howery had previously worked together in the comedy film I Love My Dad 2022 in which the former produced and the latter played a supporting role In an interview with MovieWeb O Grady said that he wanted to collaborate with Howery again but in a drama film rather than a comedy Upon reading the screenplay of The Mill O Grady had Howery in mind as his first choice for the lead 2 O Grady said in an interview with Blavity that he read the screenplay in a night after producer Josh Feldman shared it with him 3 According to O Grady Howery chose not to know where the filming location was set and was literally blindfolded as he entered the set 3 Release editThe film was released on Hulu on October 9 2023 4 2 Reception editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 42 of 12 critics reviews are positive with an average rating of 6 10 5 Nick Allen of RogerEbert com gave the film a score of two out of four 6 Tyler Nichols of JoBlo com gave the film a positive review and wrote Unless they re given a theatrical release Hulu Horror films often miss the mark so I went into this with very low expectations Thankfully this provided a smart and poignant thriller that really takes aim at a lot of issues going on in society today 7 Brandon Yu of The New York Times gave the film a negative review writing The film lacks any well executed surprises to help it push past one dimensional satire and Howery is not strong enough of a dramatic actor to keep a single setting single character film like this consistently engaging 8 References edit Grobar Matt February 1 2023 Lil Rel Howery To Topline Hulu Sci Fi Thriller The Mill Scoot McNairy Pat Healy Among Others Set First Look Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on October 9 2023 Retrieved October 4 2023 a b Mahler Matthew October 6 2023 Exclusive The Mill Director Wants to Change Your Life and Break the System MovieWeb Archived from the original on October 18 2023 Retrieved October 8 2023 a b Yates Shanique October 9 2023 THE MILL DIRECTOR RECALLS LIL REL HOWERY S DECISION TO REMAIN BLINDFOLDED UNTIL PRODUCTION BEGAN FOR THE SCI FI THRILLER Blavity Archived from the original on October 14 2023 Retrieved October 12 2023 Collis Clark September 27 2023 Get Out star Lil Rel Howery faces a different kind of horror in The Mill trailer Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on September 30 2023 Retrieved October 4 2023 The Mill Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved December 1 2023 Allen Nick October 9 2023 The Mill RogerEbert com Archived from the original on October 10 2023 Retrieved October 9 2023 Nichols Tyler October 8 2023 The Mill Review JoBlo com Archived from the original on October 9 2023 Retrieved October 8 2023 Yu Brandon October 9 2023 The Mill Review A Cog in the Machine The New York Times Archived from the original on October 9 2023 Retrieved October 9 2023 External links editThe Mill on Hulu nbsp The Mill at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Mill 2023 film amp oldid 1188292983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
