'The Housemaid' review: Trashy holiday treat with Sweeney and Seyfried

‘I think the director has an obsession with hiring lead actors with surnames that start with the letter ‘S’’ – Handout

Director Paul Feig has proved himself to be the preeminent purveyor of the finest high-camp trash one can find at the movie theater these days – and that’s a compliment. If Feig is serving up the trash, then call me a raccoon, because I’m ready to dive in.

Feig’s special sauce when it comes to these soapy, female-driven thrillers like A Simple Favor, and now The Housemaid, adapted by Rebecca Sonnenshine from a BookTok sensation by Freida McFadden, is clearly his comedy background.