Overview

• The feature adaptation of Ruth Ware’s bestseller began streaming October 10, directed by Simon Stone from a script by Stone, Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse.
• Critics broadly praise Keira Knightley in the lead while saying much of the ensemble is underused and thinly sketched.
• Aggregators show a harsh reception, with Forbes noting a 19% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes as reviews rolled in.
• Reviews highlight a tight roughly 92-minute runtime that trades character depth for pacing and describe the tone as lightweight, often likened to Hitchcock lite.
• Coverage notes that the movie diverges from the book’s ending, and some outlets predict strong Netflix viewership despite the negative critical response.