The charming Jeremy Crawford (Josh Hartnett) is fully behind the addition of Lowen and has her move into their lavish Vermont home in order to study the extensive notes the catatonic Verity has left in order to complete the remaining three novels in a series and meet the publishing stipulations.
During her work, Lowen discovers what appears to be an autobiography that reveals a very dark and disturbing side to Verity which indicates that she may have been involved in some recent family tragedies and the dark characters in her stories may be closer to her true self than anyone believes.
As time passes, Lowen and Jeremy confide in one another and grow closer. Lowen begins to suspect that there is more to the situation as she believes that Verity is not as invalid as she appears and is in fact watching her.
What follows is a tense and at times erotic thriller as the line between fact and fiction becomes blurred and darker.
The movie held my attention from start to finish and even though I predicted the twists in the plot, I was caught up in the ride. My wife had read the book and was uncertain on the casting as she said the book portrays Jeremy as a striking individual that both Lowen and Verity are obsessed with and she did not visualize Josh Hartnett as the character nor Johnson as Verity. The performances were effective and captured the essence of the story well and provided a solid if at times predictable drama that should satisfy fans of the book.
4 stars out of 5
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