Verity opens to mixed reviews for Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway

moviesSep 30, 202619183

Verity, a Colleen Hoover adaptation directed by Michael Showalter and starring Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett, opened this week to mixed and largely negative reviews. Critics called the film listless and a "dumb mystery," saying Showalter lacks feel for the erotic thriller tone and that the movie fails to commit to being serious or trashy. Several reviews and commentators nonetheless singled out Hathaway, Johnson and the cinematography as reasons to watch, and some viewers described the film as campy and darker than expected. Verity hits theaters Friday and is arriving amid sharp splits between critics who say it squanders its cast and others who found it fun or watchable despite tonal problems.

Tom & Lorenzo

@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social

Clearly not content to leave the promotional work to her VERITY costars Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway roused herself from her pregnancy chaise and put every half-assed red carpet attempt to shame at the NY premiere tomandlorenzo.com/2026/09/josh...

329d ago

Carly Lane-Perry

@carlylane.bsky.social

My alternate title for this review is “Verity isn’t really for the truest sickos, and that’s a shame”

2110d ago

Carly Lane-Perry12

Also, I'm not surprised that Anne Hathaway apparently suggested changing the trippiest sequence in the movie to include a second kiss; she's truly looking out for those of us who wanted MORE psychosexual energy from this movie

Rebecca de Autumn🍂2

and i will still be seated, so as to retain active hartnett girlie club membership 😔

this & kat1

needed this to be way soapier lol

𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂⁠. 𓆩♡𓆪

@dailyrunway.bsky.social

dakota johnson in custom calvin klein at the premiere of "verity" in new york

199d ago

Quoting this

lu3

ela com um look de ano novo na praia

Linda Holmes

@lindaholmes.bsky.social

The only thing I'm going to say about VERITY before we record our PCHH episode is that I have never seen a movie so obsessed with fingers and mouths. Because that's sexy! cc: @flophousepodcast.com

209d ago

Richard Lawson

@rilaws.bsky.social

Here’s my review of VERITY, which starts off fun and then gets achingly stupid. Yes, I managed to make a Les Miz joke

159d ago

mae

@hellagur.bsky.social

the whole verity thing makes me feel so fucking old. i dont know whats going on anymore i thought everyone was talking about the colleen hoover book that's getting a movie soon

1510d ago

Every Film Now

@everyfilmnow.bsky.social

Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway attend the ‘VERITY’ premiere. #Verity #DakotaJohnson #AnneHathaway

910d ago

Jesse Hassenger

@rockmarooned.bsky.social

The two big releases this weekend are movies that I'm not sure where to place on the ol' thumbs-up/thumbs-down binary. Do I recommend VERITY? I mean, it certainly held my attention. Multiple people certainly erotically bite a headboard. Is that a plus? Who's to say? www.avclub.com/verity-revie...

79d ago

Guy Lodge

@guylodge.bsky.social

Just saw one VERITY review headline saying “Anne Hathaway’s winning streak had to end sometime,” and I know she’s been very *present* in 2026, but “winning streak” seems generous.

89d ago

metacritic

@metacritic.com

Reviews are coming in for Verity starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson & Josh Hartnett. See it in theaters Friday. www.metacritic.com/movie/verity/

410d ago

Amelia Emberwing

@thatwitchmia.bsky.social

VERITY can't decide if it wants to be serious or trashy, and it would have been so much better if it had just committed to trashy. Still, the performances and cinematography are worth a watch. www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

59d ago

Polygon

@polygon.com

Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson commit to the trashy fun of Colleen Hoover's Verity. Too bad the movie plays it safe.

49d ago

The A.V. Club

@avclub.com

Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson have a mismatched genre face-off in Verity

410d ago

Odie Henderson @ NYFF

@odienator.bsky.social

Based solely on the movie adaptations I've seen, I am convinced that you have to be a fool to buy a plot in a Colleen Hoover novel, and that she's more into car accidents than the characters in Cronenberg's CRASH. The last adaptation is on my 2026 ten worst list. Will VERITY join it? Stay tuned.

410d ago

Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP

@soumya-goblue.bsky.social

Given the fact Anne Hathaway is the only person in this movie who can even remotely act, I’m surprised this is even getting 43% on RT (I’m sorry, nepobaby Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett are terrible actors). Definitely not theater material for me but may lose brain cells to it on streaming

49d ago

3 sources

variety.com‘Verity’ Review: Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway Drift Through Another Listless Colleen Hoover Adaptation hollywoodreporter.com‘Verity’ Review: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett Try and Fail to Slink Their Way Through a Dumb Mystery besty.greenmag.pp.ua‘Verity’ Review: Dakota Johnson And Anne Hathaway Play Authors In Psychological Thriller But Are They Really Alter Egos For Colleen Hoover?

Verity opens to mixed reviews for Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathawaymovies AI-generated Greta Garbo appears in SKF ball-bearing advertmovies

Verity opens to mixed reviews for Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway

Related