US Edition‘The Housemaid’ Review: Amanda Seyfried And Sydney Sweeney Go For It In Paul Feig’s Psychotic Screen Version Of Trashy Popular Novel
Adapted from a bestselling novel, the film features new twists and a fresh ending exploring class, manipulation, and power in a wealthy New York suburb.
- Dec. 19: Director Paul Feig leads a cast including Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney for a Dec. 19 release, distributed by Lionsgate and adapted from Freida McFadden's novel.
- Freida McFadden's bestselling novel, which sold 3.5 million copies, spent 130 weeks on the New York Times list and was translated into 45 languages, inspired the film adaptation by Rebecca Sonnenshine, with producers Todd Lieberman and Laura Fischer.
- Inside the Winchester mansion, Nina Winchester's violent tirades terrorize Millie Calloway, a down-on-her-luck ex-prisoner on parole in a live-in maid job she cannot quit.
- Critics say the film is a steamy, twisty guilty pleasure that works as holiday counterprogramming and showcases Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney as executive producers with standout performances.
- Stylistic choices like gore, eroticism and a Taylor Swift song amplify Paul Feig, director's operatic, high-camp tone and highlight a broader film trend toward heightened fantasy.
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Movie Review: Paul Feig’s ‘The Housemaid’ is a twisty horror-thriller with nudity and empowerment
Santa left us a present this holiday season and it is exactly what we didn't know we needed: A twisty, psychological horror-thriller with nudity that's all wrapped up in an empowerment message.
‘The Housemaid’ Review: Sydney Sweeney vs. Amanda Seyfried — Whoever Wins, That's Awesome
There’s nothing quite like a Paul Feig thriller, which is unfortunate, because I wish there were a lot more things like “A Simple Favor,” “Another Simple Favor” and now “The Housemaid.” Feig sometimes stumbles when he doesn’t have a tight screenplay to keep him focused, and some of his lesser efforts fall prey to incessant, extended ad-libs that pad the runtime, interrupt the pacing and water down the gags. But when Feig has a clever script, he …
‘The Housemaid’ Review: Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried in a Twisted Domestic Thriller That’s Over-the-Top and Clever About It
Sydney Sweeney is the new housemaid hired by Amanda Seyfried's ice-cold suburban princess. But you only think you know how it's going to unravel.
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