{"id":186344,"date":"2025-12-16T10:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/186344\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:38:10","slug":"the-housemaid-will-end-sydney-sweeneys-2025-run-on-wild-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/186344\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Housemaid\u2019 Will End Sydney Sweeney\u2019s 2025 Run on Wild Note"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Housemaid may not be chasing perfection, but critics are hinting that it is closing <a href=\"https:\/\/fandomwire.com\/tag\/sydney-sweeney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney Sweeney<\/a>\u2019s 2025 with nerve and confidence. Lionsgate has released the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BqWH0KDqm3U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">final trailer<\/a> for the psychological thriller ahead of its December 19 theatrical debut, starring Amanda Seyfried as Nina and Sweeney as Millie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Critics who caught early screenings describe a film that understands its own excess and leans into it. Paul Shirey praised its pulpy appeal and audience-friendly energy, calling it \u201cgood little winter sleeper\u201d, while Zach Pope admitted he was stunned by how aggressively the twists landed in a packed theater. <\/p>\n<p>Adam Patla highlighted Seyfried\u2019s commitment, calling the film \u201cso ridiculous\u201d in a way that works. Fico Cangiano labeled it a surprising end-of-year release, and Doug Jones pointed to Paul Feig\u2019s darker instincts behind the camera. Let\u2019s have a look at a few critics\u2019 reviews:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheHousemaid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#TheHousemaid<\/a> is fun, trashy, gaslit Hallmark porn and I mean that in the best way. A great, sexy cast offers plenty of eye candy, while dropping Fatal Attraction, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, and Gone Girl into a blender with a few scoops of humor for good measure. <\/p>\n<p>Way more\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eLgY7EcCOa\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/eLgY7EcCOa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arctic Ninja (@arcticninjapaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arcticninjapaul\/status\/1998648037649051792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheHousemaid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#TheHousemaid<\/a> was a huge surprise. I expected an interesting an slickly made drama with some thrilling moments &amp; maybe one or two twists BUT WHAT THE FUCK that was WILD. Twist after twist, I WAS TRYING TO NOT VERBALLY react multiple times. Great movie to watch with a full crowd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BEfigs0WTe\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/BEfigs0WTe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Pope (@popetheking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/popetheking\/status\/2000781146733318481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheHousemaid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#TheHousemaid<\/a> is Paul Feig channeling his inner David Fincher. A sadistically twisted mix of \u2018Gone Girl\u2019, \u2018A Simple Favor\u2019 &amp; \u2018Get Out\u2019. Performances are stellar across the board with Seyfried stealing the show. Feig once again masterfully balances the tone of thriller &amp; humor. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V9K3U9vcZr\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/V9K3U9vcZr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Doug Jones (@Capri__Son) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Capri__Son\/status\/1998748546028413437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I had a blast with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheHousemaid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#TheHousemaid<\/a>. It goes for broke with its unhinged and campy tone. Amanda Seyfried especially knows exactly what this movie is trying to be and sells this thing. It\u2019s not a masterpiece by any means but it\u2019s so ridiculous it\u2019s fun. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yo9wfRP8lt\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/yo9wfRP8lt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; adam patla (@apat10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/apat10\/status\/1998772543843610840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheHousemaid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#TheHousemaid<\/a> is a total blast! The Christmas film we didn\u2019t know we needed to close out the year. It will mess with you in all the right ways. Seyfried, Sweeney &amp; Sklenar are all awesome. It\u2019s sexy, insane &amp; lots of fun. Definitely caught me off guard. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HousemaidMovie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@HousemaidMovie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hGueAshv6Z\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/hGueAshv6Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fico Cangiano (@FicoCangiano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FicoCangiano\/status\/1999597611729223862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>Taken together, the verdict is clear. This is not prestige bait; it is a deliberate swing, and that is the point.<\/p>\n<p>What Is The Housemaid About? Release Date and Plot Explained<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-16-141141.jpg\" alt=\"The Housemaid\" class=\"wp-image-1618089\" title=\"\u201cIt\u2019s not a masterpiece\u2026\u201d: \u2018The Housemaid\u2019 Will End Sydney Sweeney\u2019s 2025 Run on Wild Note 1\"   loading=\"lazy\"\/>The Housemaid | Credit: Lionsgate<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fandomwire.com\/tag\/the-housemaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Housemaid<\/a>, a psychological thriller directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/fandomwire.com\/tag\/paul-feig\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Feig<\/a> and written by Rebecca Sonnenshine, is adapted from Freida McFadden\u2019s 2022 novel. Sydney Sweeney plays Millie Calloway, a young woman attempting to outrun a troubled past when she accepts a <a href=\"https:\/\/fandomwire.com\/the-housemaid-release-date-full-cast-and-everything-we-know\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">live-in housekeeping job<\/a> for the wealthy Winchester family. <\/p>\n<p>Amanda Seyfried portrays Nina Winchester, whose polished exterior masks a far more complicated reality, while <a href=\"https:\/\/fandomwire.com\/tag\/brandon-sklenar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Sklenar<\/a> plays her husband, Andrew. The film also stars Michele Morrone as Enzo, a groundskeeper. The official synopsis sets the tone clearly (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/movies\/trailers\/2074399-amanda-seyfried-sydney-sweeney-movie-the-housemaid-trailer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ComingSoon<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The film plunges audiences into a twisted world where perfection is an illusion, and nothing is as it seems. Trying to escape her past, Millie accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous \u2014 a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.<\/p>\n<p>Cast<\/p>\n<p>ActorRoleSydney SweeneyMillie CallowayAmanda SeyfriedNina WinchesterBrandon SklenarAndrew WinchesterMichele MorroneEnzoElizabeth PerkinsEvelyn WinchesterIndiana ElleCecelia WinchesterMark GrossmanScott CrawfordHannah CruzLexiMegan FergusonJilianneEllen TamakiPatrice<\/p>\n<p>Release and Production Details<\/p>\n<p>CategoryDetailsDirectorPaul FeigScreenplayRebecca SonnenshineBased onNovel by Freida McFadden (2022)GenrePsychological thrillerProduction CompanyHidden PicturesDistributorLionsgateTheatrical ReleaseDecember 19, 2025Release TerritoriesUnited States and Canada<\/p>\n<p>How Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney\u2019s Bond Eased The Housemaid<\/p>\n<p>Behind the tension onscreen, <a href=\"https:\/\/fandomwire.com\/tag\/amanda-seyfried\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda Seyfried<\/a> and Sydney Sweeney built an easy working rhythm. Both actors have spoken about finding unexpected comfort in the New Jersey mansion where much of the film was shot, even bonding over its laundry room. \u201cThe laundry room was set up so nicely,\u201d says Sweeney (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/movies\/a69543232\/sydney-sweeney-amanda-seyfried-the-housemaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Good Housekeeping Magazine<\/a>), adding:<\/p>\n<p>There was a little window in there and an island. They had a double washer and dryer!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so many baskets,\u201d adds Seyfried. That familiarity mattered during physically demanding scenes, as Sweeney says:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A lot of the messes\u2014like when Millie drops a tray of sentimental family china\u2014we did ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Seyfried acknowledges the risk involved:<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s kind of scary to do your own stunts, because it\u2019s not practiced. Some of it was real glass, and, for one scene, milk went everywhere!<\/p>\n<p>Their trust carried into performance as Sweeney explains:<\/p>\n<p>I felt like we both knew our characters really well, and then we just played in the scenes together.<\/p>\n<p>Seyfried echoes that sense of mutual respect:<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re kind of protective of one another, and we know how lucky we are to have these jobs.<\/p>\n<p>When asked what audiences should take away, Sweeney hesitates:<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s so hard, because if you say what you hope they take away, I\u2019m afraid it gives away the twist!<\/p>\n<p>Seyfried offers a clearer tease:<\/p>\n<p>This movie is insanely exciting, and it\u2019s really funny in ways you do not expect it to be funny\u2026. It\u2019s truly satisfying.<\/p>\n<p>Well, Sydney Sweeney <a href=\"https:\/\/fandomwire.com\/can-housemaid-save-sydney-sweeney-career-after-3-2025-box-office-flops\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">closing out 2025 with something<\/a> this unapologetic feels deliberate, and Amanda Seyfried once again proves she can anchor chaos with control. Will audiences embrace its excess the same way early critics did, or will it divide viewers down the middle? Drop your thoughts below!<\/p>\n<p>The Housemaid\u00a0is scheduled to release on December 19, 2025 (USA).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Housemaid may not be chasing perfection, but critics are hinting that it is closing Sydney Sweeney\u2019s 2025&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186345,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,409,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-186344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}