By Emily MacLean, Second Year, English Unfortunately, Paul Feig’s film adaptation of The Housemaid falters in its feminist ambitions, repeating the same shortcomings as Frieda McFadden’s novel. What could have been a searing study of domestic entrapment and survival is watered down to hollow sensationalism, ultimately failing to imagine liberation beyond survival. The film centres on Millie Calloway, an ex-convict hired as a housemaid for the wealthy Winchester family.