Based on the global phenomenon by Freida McFadden, The Housemaid follows Millie Calloway (Sydney Sweeney), a troubled young woman who is granted a fresh start as a maid for Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew (Brandon Sklenar) Winchester. Swapping living in her car for a room in the family mansion, Millie hopes things are finally turning around. But as the days pass, Millie discovers that the Winchesters have secrets far more sinister than she ever could have imagined.

As a huge fan of the 2022 book of the same title, I was very excited when they announced that it would be getting the big screen treatment. You know how sometimes when you’re reading something, you can really visualize it as a film or show? That is exactly what happened here. I could not wait to see how it would all unfold and I have to say that it is one of the more faithful adaptions I’ve seen in a long time.

While I may have been unsure of the casting choices at first, I was pleasantly surprised with the main trio. Sweeney, Seyfried and Sklenar were perfect as Millie, Nina and Andrew. Sure some of the descriptions differed from the book to the screen, but I didn’t really mind it as I got further into the story. Seyfried, in particular, was the standout. The way in which she would just switch from one second to another was genius. She was everything I could have hoped Nina would be and more.

With every page to screen adaption there are bound to be some changes. In the books, Enzo (Michele Morrone) is a much more prominent character. I’m not sure why they decided to cut down his scenes as I would have liked to see that play out. Additionally, a lot of the ending was altered. I actually felt like these changes made sense; the final act in a thriller is usually all or nothing. The stakes are high and the audience needs to feel the adrenaline running through their bodies. I was left on the edge of my seat throughout these sequences and I liked how even though I had read the book, there were still a couple of surprises left for me.

Overall, The Housemaid was a ton of fun! The performances were well done, the plot engaging and it kept me on the edge of my seat. With how successful this has been already, I hope that they decide to adapt the second and third books as well.

Rating: ♥️♥️♥️♥️