Obsession: well-deserving of the praises

Very few movies, nowadays, receive so many praises. Obsession was one of them, and I fully see why.

"Bear" is a socially akward guy who works in a music store with 3 friends, one of whom he's in love but can't push himself to tell her, even when given a golden opportunity. (Un)fortunately, he finds a wishing stick in a New Age store that grants A SINGLE wish, and he wishes for her to fall madly in love. And she does, to his greatest dismay...

While I doubt this movie will win any Oscars (too white and heterosexual, although the other female lead seems to be bisexual), it's definitely worthy of praises. Inde Navarrette (the obsessed love interest) is absolutely psychotic in her role, and her descent in complete madness is phenomenal. She develops a very scary smile reminescent of Norman Bate. All she's missing is a butcher knife; she prefers bricks...

Bear, on his side, is the archetype of the cautionary tale of "be careful what you wish for". Rather than trying to connect with her, he wishes to drectly go to the love stage, not knowing it's not actual love - even in the very few lucid moments she gets. The ending teaches him that lesson.

Only slight downside: the two other friends/coworkers seem to be mostly in the background. They don't bring much to the plot

However, you should definitely watch this movie (I would classify it as a psychological thriller rather than horror). Its novel plot without (much) modern tropes is a breath of fresh air that I hope Hollywood will learn from.

Final rating: 4.2/5