‘Verity’ Review: Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson Are Stranded in a Corny Thriller That Never Finds Its Pulse
Michael Showalter’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestseller arrives with the trappings of a glossy psychological thriller, but the result feels oddly airless, overcooked and unintentionally comic. Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson bring star power and commitment, yet the film never fully decides whether it wants to be erotic melodrama, gothic suspense or self-aware parody.
