Movie #3642 "Housemaid" (plane) Well, the major thing I would say about this movie is that it is better than the book.. Thank goodness, because I found the book quite silly and wondered why I even read it --- except it is a popular one that people were talking about. I like thrillers but the book was just too silly to take seriously. Anyway, in the hands of this director and two very capable actresses (Seyfried and Sweeney) the script seemed a tad more plausible and I was quite entertained by the film. Still there are problems with it --- it borders on horror, I think, and that's a genre I don't care about at all! If you google the differences film vs. book, there are several --- movie characters aren't as deeply structured (that makes sense since there is less time to develop them) the punishments are more violent in the movie (to keep watchers more entertained?) , the little girl shows she understands by using a doll house to show her feelings (shortcut method used in film) the atmosphere of the house was evidently better in the movie, and I agree with that, too. What's the big deal to me is the ending --- I don't want to give anything away, but the movie ending has both women involved and to me that was more satisfying to watch. Made it smarter, to me. I would give this a 3.5 and not overly recommending it. I watched it to compare it to the book, and I'm glad I did.
"HOUSEMAID" 2025 R 2 hours and 11 minutes
Millie a struggling young woman becomes live in maid for a wealthy couple Nina and her hubby Andrew. She enters a mansion of secrets, manipulation, and escalating psychological games that pull her into a dangerous relationship dynamic.
Director: Paul Feig (the director who won best director oscar for "One Battle after Another" this year)
writers: Rebecca Sonnenshine , Freida McFadden (author of the popular book)
Actors: Sydney Sweeney (Millie), Amanda Seyfried (Nina ) Brandon Sklenar
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