Release: We Were Never Here

We Were Never Here
Genre: Thriller/Mystery
Director: Debra Granik
Writer: H.G. Hansen
Producer: David Fincher
Based on the novel by Andrea Bartz
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lakeith Stanfield, Regina King, Hannah John-Kamen, Parker Posey, Helen Hunt, Jane Seymour, Gabriel Byrne, Mena Massoud



Budget: $50,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $40,021,694
Foreign Box Office: $38,523,191
Total Profit: -$22,146,007

Reaction: That makes for two sizable flops in a row at the box office for the studio - and the fourth box office bomb in a row for star Jennifer Lawrence (the last three of which have all been in the Thriller genre).

"Yes, the mystery elements were too obvious and everybody in the audience will figure out how it all ends by the end of the first act, but the tone of the story works and Lawrence and Emmanuel both nail their lead roles (Lawrence definitely overacts at times - it works for the character though). HG Hansen's adaptation could have used some more work on utilizing its genre elements better, but that wasn't a deal breaker for me." - Ron Gardocki, Los Angeles Express

"On paper, We Were Never Here looks like it has the makings of a good film, but something didn't work. It felt too technical, too robotic. As a Thriller/Mystery film, it was not particularly thrilling or mysterious - it all felt too obvious and telegraphed." - Dave Manning, Ridgefield Press

"I really couldn’t get into this one. The script for me was choppy and all over the place. It was no where near as gripping or thrilling as reviews of the book have made it out to be. By all means the visuals were good, as was the acting but I’m not sure if it even got close to saving the film for me. It was a shame, I was hoping H.G had struck gold here, but it was not to be." - J. Darrell Ellington, Behind the Camera

Rated R for violence, language and sexual content