The Housemaid Christian Review
The Housemaid is a descent into the protagonist’s mind, into her psychological abyss. The movie is a kind of silent evil investigation, evil being the one which always hides behind a person’s smiling face and the fact that the door is firmly shut. While watching, I was constantly reminded of the Lord’s words in John 3:19: “Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.” The movie is full of that clash between reality and what is kept in secret.
The film is a puzzle of the past, the present, la the manipulation, and the making of bad choices leading to the unraveling of the immense vulnerability of human trust which can so quickly turn into the dominion of one’s power over the other. The characters in the story betray each other with a terrifying equivalence of temper, thus pointing to a Biblical reference in Jeremiah 17:9: “The heart is deceitful above all things.” There isn’t a single person who would incline to ask God for help in such a dark world. Rather, they follow impulse, mistrust, and revenge. Their spiritual emptiness not only fuels the unrest in the film but it also reveals the unfulfilled void beneath it.
In point of morality, the film is extremely dark. Deceit and violence aren’t being glorified and the movie, although, does not really present the healing or redemption as well. Sin is there just the way it should be to terrify—it destroys—yet the film never brings healing or reconciliation. There is no invitation to repent nor a segment where one can witness mercy overcoming fear. Instead, the viewer is placed in the position of seeing the effects rather than the changes.
The degree of a show’s or a movie’s family-friendliness is almost at zero. People with kids or teens should better not watch it as the content is too heavy and the atmosphere may not be emotionally pleasant to the audience while the implication of the film may be quite dark. Only mature people can watch it.
From a spiritual point of view, the unhindered absence of God even becomes a new idea. If there is no faith, then evil will always get the upper hand. On the other hand, Ephesians 5:11 urges us to “have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.” Darkness is being revealed by this movie, but at the same time, the movie doesn’t shine with the bright hope of Christ.
Housemaid is a compelling movie, but spiritually quite challenging. It reminds God’s people of the very thing they often forget: redemption is the only way out of exposure. Despair is all one gets when one is exposed to evil acts without hope for redemption. Christ is the only one who comes to the dark and offers deliverance — “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:5)
| Category | Rating |
|---|---|
| Movie/Series Name | The Housemaid (2025) |
| Morality | Moderate ⚠ |
| Faith & Spirituality | Weak ❌ |
| Family-Friendliness | Poor ❌ |
| Positive Role Models | Some ⚠ |
| Biblical Accuracy | Low ❌ |
| Overall Rating | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
