LoginNowadays, I have Netflix and Popcorn and not only I have since then an endless selection of movies to choose from but, as a result, I have become slightly more picky regarding the movies I watch. Before, I used to watch pretty much anything as long as it was starring one or two actors I was interested in and, as a result, I would sometimes end up watching some really obscure features. This movie was a perfect example. Indeed, I didn’t expect much from this flick but, somehow, I still ended up watching the damned thing. Well, Beyoncé is easily one of the biggest stars nowadays and it is not really surprising that, at some point, she would try to launch some kind of movie career on the side. This time, she went for a thriller and, honestly, I wasn't really impressed. Indeed, it was a really generic feature involving a jealous woman who doesn't get what she wants with a married man and goes psycho on the married couple. I mean, this kind of story has been done so many times before and way better than here. I have to admit that the directing and the acting were not really bad actually but they didn't add anything original to the formula and, honestly, the whole thing was rather boring to watch. Anyway, to conclude, it was a rather tedious and generic thriller and it is not really worth a look, except maybe if you are a die hard fan of Beyoncé.
Obsessed Reviews
An average movie
Posted : 12 years, 3 months ago on 15 January 2012 02:07
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Obsessed review
Posted : 12 years, 8 months ago on 30 August 2011 10:27
Well, the movie has two amazing woman, Beyoncé and Ali Larter. Beyoncé's performance really surprised me and Ali's was good as always. I didn't think the movie is amazing, screenplay wasn't original, i already had seen many movies like this but I enjoyed a lot the fight at the end. It's a decent movie.
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Obsessed review
Posted : 14 years ago on 25 April 2010 05:49
All's fair when love is war.
The only thing which I liked about this film was Ali Larter (Lisa Sheridan). Her performance was simply brilliant; you could definitely believe her to be the obsessed psychotic sex kitten her character really is. The storyline was.. well, typical. Successful man ends up being stalked by someone he works with because in her damaged mind, the nice things he says and does for her are signs of love. Sounds definitely like Fatal Attraction.
Derek Charles (Elba) is a successful vice president of the company he works for. He and his wife, Sharon (Knowles) have just moved into a new house, mainly because of Derek's promotion. The two have a son, Kyle. The next day, Derek meets Lisa Sheridan (Larter), whom he initially mistakes for a client. In reality, she is a temp - his temp. During the days that follow, Lisa develops mad thoughts about her and Derek having a secret affair, especially after what happened in their office's Christmas party. Drunk, Lisa attempts to make a move on Derek, but he is sober enough to escape her clutches before anything else happens. This doesn't do anything to tarnish Lisa's fantasies, however. She quits her job in Derek's office just so he wouldn't end up jeopardizing his job (she got this from something Derek said), tried killing herself from an overdose of pills, and even entering Derek and Sharon's home just to give them a scare by taking their son and placing him in the backseat of their car. In the end, it isn't the cops or Derek who finishes Lisa's madness, it's Sharon, who is determined to keep her family safe from the deranged psychopath.
Wicked catfight between Larter and Knowles, and it was probably the highlight of the entire film.
The only thing which I liked about this film was Ali Larter (Lisa Sheridan). Her performance was simply brilliant; you could definitely believe her to be the obsessed psychotic sex kitten her character really is. The storyline was.. well, typical. Successful man ends up being stalked by someone he works with because in her damaged mind, the nice things he says and does for her are signs of love. Sounds definitely like Fatal Attraction.
Derek Charles (Elba) is a successful vice president of the company he works for. He and his wife, Sharon (Knowles) have just moved into a new house, mainly because of Derek's promotion. The two have a son, Kyle. The next day, Derek meets Lisa Sheridan (Larter), whom he initially mistakes for a client. In reality, she is a temp - his temp. During the days that follow, Lisa develops mad thoughts about her and Derek having a secret affair, especially after what happened in their office's Christmas party. Drunk, Lisa attempts to make a move on Derek, but he is sober enough to escape her clutches before anything else happens. This doesn't do anything to tarnish Lisa's fantasies, however. She quits her job in Derek's office just so he wouldn't end up jeopardizing his job (she got this from something Derek said), tried killing herself from an overdose of pills, and even entering Derek and Sharon's home just to give them a scare by taking their son and placing him in the backseat of their car. In the end, it isn't the cops or Derek who finishes Lisa's madness, it's Sharon, who is determined to keep her family safe from the deranged psychopath.
Wicked catfight between Larter and Knowles, and it was probably the highlight of the entire film.
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