Verity Review
Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett co-star in this unconvincing mystery about a struggling writer who is asked to ghostwrite for a bestselling author
TL;DR
- The article suggests a public desire for erotic mystery-thrillers, citing the success of "The Housemaid".
- Dakota Johnson plays Lowen, a writer hired to ghostwrite for Anne Hathaway's character, Verity Crawford.
- Lowen is attracted to Verity's husband, Josh Hartnett's Jeremy.
- Upon staying at their home, Lowen discovers Verity is incapacitated and finds a manuscript with disturbing hints.
- The film is criticized for its gradual unraveling and a third act that disintegrates into substandard plot points.
- The narrative relies on Lowen finding two manuscripts, and the ending is described as lamely unresolved.