“Victorian Psycho,” starring Maika Monroe, is reviewed across outlets as an erratic but notable horror film, with focus on her performance as a murderous governess. The Independent highlights Monroe’s shift from “Scream Queen” roles to a more proactive, offensive character turn, while /Film emphasizes her “unhinged” playing as the best element of the horror-comedy.
The Guardian frames the film as a hit-and-miss adaptation of Virginia Feito’s gory novel, centering on Winifred Notty (Monroe) as she becomes governess to a wealthy family. It links the character’s violent impulses to pressures of Victorian life and misogyny, presenting the murders as both a response to injustice and as something driven by an internal darkness. Overall, outlets converge on Monroe’s impact, even as they describe uncertainty or unevenness in the film’s execution.
