The backstory: Bongino was an unusual pick for the No. 2 post at the FBI, a critical job overseeing the bureau's day-to-day affairs traditionally held by a career agent. Neither Bongino nor his boss, Kash Patel, had any previous experience at the FBI.

Paul Feig paid tribute to his fellow director, Rob Reiner, on Monday night by dedicating the premiere screening of his new movie "The Housemaid" to him.

Director Paul Feig’s erotic crime thriller plays off silly sexual stereotypes like the naughty maid, and then flips them on their head.

It’s clear from the start of “The Housemaid” that all is not well in the home of Nina Winchester (Amanda Seyfried), where Millie Calloway (Sydney Sweeney) is interviewing for a job. It’s one of those far-too-large homes in which no inhabitant could possibly be happy; what remains to be seen is the flavor of their unhappiness.

But the first half of the movie feels more like a straightforward drama, with only Seyfried leaning into the narrative’s camp potential. By the end, the tone shifts, and it’s no longer “It Ends With Us” but closer to the fun of “A Simple Favor,

Sure, Sydney Sweeney gets to be "The Housemaid," but it's Amanda Seyfried who's unleashed in the twisty thriller based on the Freida McFadden book.

Director Paul Feig is best known for comedies like "Bridesmaids" and the 2016 version of "Ghostbusters" but with this film he devises a thriller about a young housemaid whose new job working for a picture-perfect family takes a strange turn. Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried star.

Critics appear to be on board for the wild ride. The Housemaid, Paul Feig ’s campy and outrageous throwback thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried is generating mostly positive reviews with critics praising the film as “undeniably entertaining,” and unapologetically bold.