Overview
- The feature adaptation of Freida McFadden’s bestseller opened in U.S. theaters on Dec. 19, directed by Paul Feig and starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried.
- The film preserves the novel’s core twist but deliberately reshapes key moments into a harsher, more cinematic ending.
- Author Freida McFadden has publicly praised the movie and said she believes it is better than her book.
- Critical response ranges from enthusiastic to scathing, with several reviews lauding Seyfried’s performance and others calling the film one of the year’s worst.
- The soundtrack includes a Taylor Swift needle drop approved after she viewed the film, and Feig says potential sequels remain possible depending on box office results.