India, Sept. 30 -- Verity arrives with all the ingredients of a buzzy psychological thriller: a bestselling Colleen Hoover novel, two major stars in Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, a mysterious accident, a secluded house and enough secrets to keep everyone guessing. But does the movie actually deliver the chilling thriller its premise promises?

Directed by Michael Showalter and written by Nick Antosca, Verity follows struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), who gets an unexpected opportunity when she is hired to complete the unfinished books of bestselling author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway). Verity is unable to write them herself.

Following a serious accident, she is left largely unresponsive and living with her husband ...