Spoilers prefer messy houses.

There are some movies where you meet all the characters and instantly want to turn the movie off. In case it’s your first time here, welcome! If I seem biased, then it’s working. I believe all reviews are biased as they are just opinions. That is not to say that biased reviews are unfair, you don’t have to be the best to be professional. Bias is based simply on personal taste and the number of films watched. All that to say, you can probably guess which side of the fence I’m on.

(Credit: Lionsgate)

The Housemaid (2025) was directed by Paul Feig with a screenplay by Rebecca Sonenshein. It’s based on the novel of the same name by Freida McFadden. Millie (Sydney Sweeney) accepts a job as the housemaid for Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). The job also includes being a nanny to their young daughter. Obviously there’s more to each character.

This is defined as an erotic thriller, so you can already tell Nina and Andrew are not the happy couple that they are so obviously faking to be. Don’t worry, you’ll learn this pretty early on when Nina has her first breakdown and throws the first of many accusations to come at Millie. Too bad Millie is an ex-con and is literally unable to walk away from this job. You can already tell how this triangle is going to turn out if you read the clues. Or know the director.

It is reminiscent of the erotic thrillers of the 90s, or wants to be. Obviously it wants to make sure you know that, so expect twists and turns that either come a mile away or U-turns that contradict previous plot points. All that to say, that can be fun to certain audiences but rather nonsensical if you’re trying to make sense of the entire narrative. Bottom line, I think that the filmmakers should have lean in fully into the complete twist angle and go for open satire of the genre. Instead, the film touts the line of seriousness while I think their best audience is one open to have fun going over the top.

Maybe lightly recommended for fans of the genre. Casual audiences might endure it to a point. Amanda Seyfried is certainly willing to have fun and chew on the scenery going full psycho, so her performance is a high point here. Perhaps worth a single watch, although this one is only one I think I’d agree to see knowing how it turns out rather than by the initial premise.

That will do for now.