Ella McCay , starring Barbie and Sex Education 's Emma Mackey, has debuted with dismal reviews. Writer-director James L. Brooks' ( Terms of Endearment, The Simpsons ) new comedy drama follows the lieutenant governor of an unspecified state in 2008 who juggles work and family life while aiming for a promotion as Barack Obama is about to become president.

Ella McCay has a substantial cast, also starring Jamie Lee Curtis , Woody Harrelson, Jack Lowden, Rebecca Hall, Ayo Edebiri, Spike Fearn, and Albert Brooks as the titular character's family and co-workers. But while the cast have many fans and Mackey is an extremely promising up-and-coming star in general, Ella McCay 's reviews agree that it is a dud.

Ella McCay has received an initial critics' approval rating of 32%, per

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