“The Housemaid” (*1/2 out of four) was a stilted adaptation of Freida McFadden’s novel about a housekeeper (Sydney Sweeney) who is hired to care for a wealthy couple (Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar) but soon finds that their household is full of dark secrets that take them all on a twisted and sexual odyssey that is more than meets the eye. Intriguing themes of sexual repression and moody melodrama go absolutely nowhere in this perplexing film. Even the usually smoldering Seyfried is one-note and stiff here. A real change-of-pace for comic director Paul Feig and an unfortunate real misfire.