Extra frisson comes to the tale by way of the interracial angle, as the perfect buppie couple becomes threatened by a pale white vixen. Of course, the dumb lug never tells his wife, Sharon (Knowles), or the company’s human resources department about Lisa’s inappropriate attentions, so by the time he discovers just how bat-shit crazy she really is, Lisa has already invaded his away-from-office life. Until that climactic point (and even during it), Obsessed is a routine mash-up of Fatal Attraction, Disclosure, and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle in which happily married asset manager Derek (Elba) is sexually harassed by beautiful office temp Lisa (Larter). Obsessed unspools like one long tease for the girl-on-girl wrestling we know will eventually come.
The popularity of Obsessed lends credence to the theory that you can never underestimate the American moviegoers’ appetite for a juicy catfight. 1 success in its opening weekend at the box office.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the owner of a chain of movie theatres and one of the many producers (along with star Beyoncé and her father) of the thriller Obsessed, must be flashing that big Magic smile after the film’s No.
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