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Verity is a below average attempt at capturing the sleazy, trashy thrills of the 90’s & 00’s. It has its moments of campy, delirious fun and thanks to frequently ropey dialogue and ill-fitting performance moments it did provide some unintended laughs.
The Colleen Hoover adaptation, which also stars Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett, earned an estimated $32.7 million in its opening weekend.
Michael Showalter’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestseller promises a throwback to the glossy erotic thrillers of the 1990s, but spends most of its nearly two-hour runtime as a dull Rebecca retread.