Overview
- Paul Feig directs the film based on Freida McFadden’s bestseller, with Rebecca Sonnenshine translating the novel’s structure for the screen.
- Critics widely single out Amanda Seyfried’s volatile turn as Nina, describing her as the film’s most compelling presence.
- Sydney Sweeney’s performance as Millie draws mixed notes, with several reviews calling it muted early on even as later scenes add intensity.
- Reviewers emphasize a polished, privilege‑infused aesthetic and a tone that favors melodrama, sharp reversals, and suspended disbelief over realism.
- The story tracks a live‑in maid’s entry into the Winchester household, unfolding through alternating perspectives that shape the film’s tension.