Potboilerplate: “Verity” and “Digger”
The review says the adaptation wastes Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson in a shallow thriller that leaves key twists underdeveloped.
- Directed by Michael Showalter, the film Verity adapts Colleen Hoover's 2018 novel, starring Anne Hathaway as author Verity Crawford and Dakota Johnson as ghostwriter Lowen Ashleigh.
- After a car accident leaves Verity paralyzed, husband Jeremy Crawford hires Lowen to ghostwrite his wife's series, prompting her discovery of an autobiography confessing to her daughter's death.
- While Hathaway and Johnson deliver strong performances, the film relies on "unnecessary gore" and awkward cinematography to generate thrills, frustrating audiences with characters' "collective naivete."
- The film's conclusion disappoints, as a plot device involving Verity's body appears convenient rather than ambiguous, causing the thriller's attempted twist to lose its mystique.
- Compared to previous Hoover adaptations like It Ends With Us, reviewer sentiment suggests Verity "may be the strongest of the bunch," though it remains limited by a shallow script.
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Potboilerplate: “Verity” and “Digger”
In director Michael Showalter's adaptation of Colleen Hoover's Verity, the title figure is a fabulously wealthy celebrity who appears willing to go to psychotic extremes to get a little peace and quiet. Having now appeared in five films over the past six months, and with a new baby on the way, it's no wonder Anne Hathaway is so good in the role. She must relate to Verity Crawford like crazy.
Reel Thoughts: ‘Verity’ neglects its supposed genre, star power
Content warning: This review contains mentions of death. This review contains spoilers. BookTok author Colleen Hoover is back with another movie adaptation, and it may be her best work yet. Unfortunately for audiences, that’s not saying much. Based on Hoover’s 2018 romantic thriller novel of the same name, “Verity” stars Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson....
What is supposed to be an intriguing story that blurs the line between truth and fiction is unfortunately a boring play on truth.
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