'Verity' Review: Undercooked Erotic Drama Wastes Hathaway, Johnson

'Verity' review: Undercooked erotic drama wastes Hathaway, Johnson

The Colleen Hoover adaptation “Verity” promises a trashy good time, but only delivers on half that proposition. And not the good half.

‘Verity’ Review: The Colleen Hoover Nightmare Must End

‘Verity’ proves that even when Colleen Hoover trades in romance for psychological thrills, the result is still as convoluted and uninspiring as the rest.

Between truth and temptation: A film review of “Verity”

If you’re looking for a smut-filled, adrenaline-inducing film, “Verity” might be right up your alley.  The Amazon MGM film, directed by Michael Showalter, is an adaptation of author Colleen Hoover’s erotic thriller. The story follows Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer, as she is recruited to ghostwrite the last three novels of bestselling author Verity Crawford, who is paralyzed and bed-ridden. Dakota Johnson portrays Lowen, who joins the Crawf…