Verity's Anne Hathaway And Dakota Johnson Know Seeking Validation Can Be Your Downfall - Refinery29

Major spoilers ahead. Anticipated book-to-screen adaptation Verity hits theaters this week, and stars Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson aren't shy about unpacking the themes in Colleen Hoover's story. It follows Verity Crawford (Hathaway), a successful novelist who becomes paralysed and unable to finish her book series. Her husband, Jeremy Crawford (Josh Hartnett), hires Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson) to move into their remote property and finish the last book. When Lowen discovers a manuscript seemingly written by Verity about her life and extremely dark thoughts, she's left wondering who really lives in the house. The big twist involves a letter that Lowen finds at the end, leaving her wondering whether the manuscript was truly Verity's story or if it was a writing exercise. Who is the actual villain in the story: Jeremy or Verity? If we believe Jeremy, we follow a narrative that Verity needed validation and constantly sought approval from external forces. When Lowen reads the manuscript, she feels that Verity is desperate for Jeremy's love. "The way she's written herself is wanting Jeremy's approval," Johnson tells Refinery29. "She worships him.

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