Release: The Maid

 

The Maid

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Director: Susanne Bier

Writer: Rachel Hallett Hardcastle

Based on the novel by Nita Prose

Cast: Amber Midthunder, Isabelle Huppert, John Boyega, Anthony Ramos, Katherine Waterston, Cary Elwes, Jonathan Banks, Laura Carmichael, Louis Mustillo, Alison Pill, Buffy Sainte-Marie

Budget: $28,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $17,100,670

Foreign Box Office: $10,087,901

Total Profit: -$29,000,082

Reaction: This season's box office hasn't been quite as bad as recent seasons with novel adaptations, but this one goes back to the cursed trend.

"There are some interesting scenes of mystery in The Maid. The problem though, is that there are seemingly just as many scenes of characters sitting around and doing nothing but thinking about other events or revealing ludicrous plot developments that come completely out of left field. There are some interesting performances as well, but the end result of the film is a slow, bloated mystery that is low on thrills." - Paul Landon, Film School Rejects

"Amber Midthunder is an inspired choice in the lead role, showing that her performance in Pocahontas was not a fluke. It's unfortunate her performance didn't come in a better film though as it is completely wasted here. The scenes of Molly daydreaming about her Gran consistently slow down the plot - which honestly didn't make much sense most of the time anyways." - Brenton Smalls, Playboy

“This film seems to fall into the same traps as other adaptations, both too long, and the pacing is off. There is no need for this film to be so long, and it means that some threads from the novel may need to be cut, so be it. Amber Midthunder was good in the role, however, I fear not even good performances could carry me through this mystery.” - J. Darrell Ellington, Behind the Camera

Rated R for language, drug content, violent images and thematic elements