Overview
- Directed by Paul Feig, the film adapts Freida McFadden’s bestseller with Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney and Brandon Sklenar headlining.
- Critics report that Sweeney’s Millie begins in a muted, one-note register that pays off later, while Seyfried’s volatile Nina dominates scenes.
- Reviewers call it a slick, twist-driven melodrama that embraces reversals and asks viewers to suspend disbelief as household tensions escalate.
- The look and tone foreground wealth and polished artificiality, with the Winchester mansion framed as a pressure-cooker environment.
- The runtime is 131 minutes, playdates begin Jan. 1 in at least one market, and some territories assign a mature rating.