![]() It means Olivia Newman, who directs with a certain amount of visual panache, can indulge in sweeping shots of flower-strewn docks, sparkling waters, and the majestic Golden Gate Bridge: an aquatic Eden ripe for corruption. The fantasy property element here is the picturesque floating home in Sausalito, beside San Francisco Bay, belonging to newlyweds Hannah (Jennifer Garner) and Owen ( Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), and the latter’s teenage daughter Bailey (Angourie Rice). Sure, it’s a headache that someone’s been murdered/has gone missing/the house is haunted, but have you seen the size of that kitchen island? Like its numerous predecessors, The Last Thing He Told Me is based on a book-club-driven bestseller – Laura Dave’s 2021 novel, snapped up by Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine – and blends crime drama with an aspirational lifestyle. ![]() ![]() Welcome to the latest from the “Perfect middle-class life destroyed by dark secrets” genre, aka Yet More Big Little Lies. ![]()
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