There was a new sci-fi/horror film that debuted on Hulu this week starring Lil Rel Howery called The Mill.

A businessman in the corporation Mallard woke up one day in an open-air prison with a grist mill in the center of the cell. An electronic voice indicated that he was here to increase his productivity because his work has been slipping lately. He had to push the mill to reach a quota daily or else he would receive consequences.

Joe (Lil Rel Howery) was desperate to get out of this prison so he could get back to his pregnant wife before she gave birth to his son.

The set up of the movie was interesting, but the premise was about all that was interesting for me. It does become repetitive after awhile with little development.

Howery was passable in the role, though he always felt like he may not have been leading character material. He was okay.

I hated the ending of the movie though. It felt like a giant cop out and there was nothing satifying about the conclusion.

I thought this might be an interesting film, but it did not expand to more than what it was. It was an obvious message film that was just not much to see.

2.5 stars