Director: Michael Showalter

Cast: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett

Synopsis:

Adapted from Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel, this seductive, psychological thriller follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford estate to ghostwrite for Verity. After Lowen uncovers what appears to be Verity's chilling autobiographical notes, she wrestles with the disturbing and twisted confessions about Verity’s husband Jeremy (Josh Hartnett), and finds it hard to separate fiction from reality, manipulation from attraction, and opportunity from obsession.

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Book adaptations are notoriously difficult, for many reasons. From audience expectations typically being high (particularly when it comes to how certain characters are portrayed on the big screen), to literary prose not always translating to a compelling screenplay, so many things can go wrong with an on-screen adaptation of a beloved book. Arguably, that is especially true of romance novels, which have the potential to become a bit clunky and awkward, as recent forays into the genre, such as The Love Hypothesis, have unfortunately proven.

That is, in part, what makes Verity such a standout. This brand-new addition to the now busy canon of Colleen Hoover book adaptations, following on the heels of previous (and very complicated) projects like It Ends With Us, brings a star-studded cast to a story that is at once sexy, disturbing, and actually terrifying. (It's rare to get a jump scare out of me, and Verity managed to get not just me, but my entire theater, prompting a bout of sincere laughter.)

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