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Clifford "Method Man" Smith in "The Wackness".
Obsessed
MOVIE REVIEW
Rated - PG-13
4 OUT 5 POPCORN BAGS
VALERIE FREEMAN SAYS:
MOVIE REVIEW
Rated - PG-13
4 OUT 5 POPCORN BAGS
VALERIE FREEMAN SAYS:
you don't see this "Fatal Attraction wannabe" with a room full of brothers and sisters. The commentary
from the audience alone is worth at least 1 popcorn bag.
"Obsessed" stars Idris Elba as successful assets manager, Derek Charles, and Beyonce Knowles
as his wife, Sharon. The two are a happily married couple with everything going for them. After
Charles gets a big promotion at work, they move into a new home with their baby boy. Just as soon
as a brotha makes a come-up, in walks Lisa (Ali Larter), a psychotic office temp who is dead set on
making Charles her man.
Finally we get a movie where the man does what a "real man" is supposed to do when some
treacherous tramp is trying to ruin his career and his marriage. And let this be a warning, don't let a
black woman have to take matters into her own hands. Bey kicks some a%@ and takes names.
When Bey (Sharon) says she's going to wipe the floor with Lisa's skinny butt, she delivers. You
haven't seen a cat fight this good since Dynasty.
Now I wasn't expecting much when I sat down in my seat to watch "Obsessed." Let's be for real, Bey
is not the strongest actress in the game. Seriously, if she's not singing or in a movie where she's
singing, I'm not interested. But she is believable as a no-nonsense, young wife. And it can never be
wrong to see Idris Elba in a tight sweater (ladies, don't sleep on his retreat outfit). But Ali Larter (Lisa)
carries the movie and keeps the drama rolling. She's got your crazy.
The story is predictable, and you pretty much know how it ends if you've seen the commercials.
"Obsessed" is not quite as good as "Fatal Attraction." But I still recommend you spend some of your
hard-earned cash (or unemployment check) on the theater experience because there are plenty of
"Oh no she didn't!" moments that will have you hollering at the screen.
from the audience alone is worth at least 1 popcorn bag.
"Obsessed" stars Idris Elba as successful assets manager, Derek Charles, and Beyonce Knowles
as his wife, Sharon. The two are a happily married couple with everything going for them. After
Charles gets a big promotion at work, they move into a new home with their baby boy. Just as soon
as a brotha makes a come-up, in walks Lisa (Ali Larter), a psychotic office temp who is dead set on
making Charles her man.
Finally we get a movie where the man does what a "real man" is supposed to do when some
treacherous tramp is trying to ruin his career and his marriage. And let this be a warning, don't let a
black woman have to take matters into her own hands. Bey kicks some a%@ and takes names.
When Bey (Sharon) says she's going to wipe the floor with Lisa's skinny butt, she delivers. You
haven't seen a cat fight this good since Dynasty.
Now I wasn't expecting much when I sat down in my seat to watch "Obsessed." Let's be for real, Bey
is not the strongest actress in the game. Seriously, if she's not singing or in a movie where she's
singing, I'm not interested. But she is believable as a no-nonsense, young wife. And it can never be
wrong to see Idris Elba in a tight sweater (ladies, don't sleep on his retreat outfit). But Ali Larter (Lisa)
carries the movie and keeps the drama rolling. She's got your crazy.
The story is predictable, and you pretty much know how it ends if you've seen the commercials.
"Obsessed" is not quite as good as "Fatal Attraction." But I still recommend you spend some of your
hard-earned cash (or unemployment check) on the theater experience because there are plenty of
"Oh no she didn't!" moments that will have you hollering at the screen.
Beyonce Knowles and Idris Elba
Derek Charles (Idris Elba) is on top of the world, having recently been promoted to Executive Vice
adorable young son, Kyle (Nathan and Nicolas Myers), has just purchased a sprawling, suburban
McMansion for his picture-perfect family.
However, Derek has no idea that their American Dream is about to morph into a never-ending
nightmare the fateful morning he crosses paths with Lisa Sheridan (Ali Larter), an attractive stranger
who flirts with him on the elevator on his way to work. They exit together on his floor where, to his
surprise, he soon discovers that she has already been assigned by her temp agency to fill-in for his
secretary, Patrick (Matthew Humphreys), who’s out with the flu.
Derek knows that this arrangement won’t sit well with Sharon, since he’s promised her he’d never
hire another female assistant because their love had blossomed out of an office romance. Yet,
against his better judgment, he not only lets Lisa stay for the rest of the day but even allows her to
remain with the firm indefinitely after Patrick returns from sick leave.
Meanwhile, Lisa’s inappropriate behavior gradually escalates from crying on Derek’s shoulder over
martinis to cornering him for a kiss under the mistletoe at the company Christmas Party to following
him into the men’s room trying to seduce him in the parking garage and more. Inexplicably, Derek
proves to be either too polite, too flattered or too dense (or maybe a combination of all of the above)
to fire Lisa on the spot. Instead, he recklessly risks both his career and his marriage by failing to
mention to his wife or his boss (Bruce McGill) that he’s being stalked by a delusional employee who
craves his body.
Superficially, the plot line of Obsessed reads like a thinly-veiled remake of Fatal Attraction, as it
features so many similarities to that classic thriller that the original’s scriptwriter, James Dearden,
deserves to share a credit for the screenplay. Whether it’s the suicidal sexpot, the kidnapping of
Derek’s son, his fed-up wife’s being forced to take the law into her own hands, or the femme fatale
having nine lives in the climactic finale, the story often looks like a line-by-line rip-off.
Nonetheless, that being said, the three principal cast members throw themselves into their
respective roles with such gusto that they manage to generate a palpable tension which makes this
B-version feel genuinely fresh and exciting. Idris Elba rises to the challenge of playing his clueless
character convincingly, while Beyonce’ is just as good as the doubting spouse with serious trust
issues. But it is Ali Larter as home wrecking Lisa who steals the movie by serving up a scary screen
monster so despicable you’ll be cheering with relief by the time she finally gets her comeuppance.
A cautionary reminder that Hell still hath no fury like a woman scorned, especially when she’s a
crazy, two-faced psycho.
adorable young son, Kyle (Nathan and Nicolas Myers), has just purchased a sprawling, suburban
McMansion for his picture-perfect family.
However, Derek has no idea that their American Dream is about to morph into a never-ending
nightmare the fateful morning he crosses paths with Lisa Sheridan (Ali Larter), an attractive stranger
who flirts with him on the elevator on his way to work. They exit together on his floor where, to his
surprise, he soon discovers that she has already been assigned by her temp agency to fill-in for his
secretary, Patrick (Matthew Humphreys), who’s out with the flu.
Derek knows that this arrangement won’t sit well with Sharon, since he’s promised her he’d never
hire another female assistant because their love had blossomed out of an office romance. Yet,
against his better judgment, he not only lets Lisa stay for the rest of the day but even allows her to
remain with the firm indefinitely after Patrick returns from sick leave.
Meanwhile, Lisa’s inappropriate behavior gradually escalates from crying on Derek’s shoulder over
martinis to cornering him for a kiss under the mistletoe at the company Christmas Party to following
him into the men’s room trying to seduce him in the parking garage and more. Inexplicably, Derek
proves to be either too polite, too flattered or too dense (or maybe a combination of all of the above)
to fire Lisa on the spot. Instead, he recklessly risks both his career and his marriage by failing to
mention to his wife or his boss (Bruce McGill) that he’s being stalked by a delusional employee who
craves his body.
Superficially, the plot line of Obsessed reads like a thinly-veiled remake of Fatal Attraction, as it
features so many similarities to that classic thriller that the original’s scriptwriter, James Dearden,
deserves to share a credit for the screenplay. Whether it’s the suicidal sexpot, the kidnapping of
Derek’s son, his fed-up wife’s being forced to take the law into her own hands, or the femme fatale
having nine lives in the climactic finale, the story often looks like a line-by-line rip-off.
Nonetheless, that being said, the three principal cast members throw themselves into their
respective roles with such gusto that they manage to generate a palpable tension which makes this
B-version feel genuinely fresh and exciting. Idris Elba rises to the challenge of playing his clueless
character convincingly, while Beyonce’ is just as good as the doubting spouse with serious trust
issues. But it is Ali Larter as home wrecking Lisa who steals the movie by serving up a scary screen
monster so despicable you’ll be cheering with relief by the time she finally gets her comeuppance.
A cautionary reminder that Hell still hath no fury like a woman scorned, especially when she’s a
crazy, two-faced psycho.
