Product Details

• Actors: Beyoncé Knowles, Idris Elba, Ali Larter, Jerry O'Connell, Bonnie Perlman
• Directors: Steve Shill
• Writers: David Loughery
• Producers: Beyoncé Knowles, Damon Lee, David Loughery, George Flynn, Glenn S. Gainor
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French
• Dubbed: French
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 4, 2009
• Run Time: 108 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (111 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002CAWNEM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,257 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Obsessed" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Obsessed is one of those movies best described as “a stylish thriller”: the characters are mostly young and gorgeous, with their white-collar gigs, designer duds, and fancy cars, and if there’s not much of substance to be found beneath those sleek, polished surfaces, well, who says a story must have a message to be entertaining? The comparisons to Fatal Attraction (with its jilted would-be lover going all psycho on the object of her, uh, affections) and Disclosure (with its reverse sexual harassment) are apt enough, but Obsessed is a little different. For starters, unlike the character played by Michael Douglas in Attraction, this film’s Derek Charles (Idris Elba) does little to encourage Lisa Sheridan (Ali Larter), the temp worker at his asset-management firm who gloms onto him like a lamprey sucking on its unwilling host; for another, Derek’s wife, Sharon (Beyonce Knowles), is no wallflower who stands idly and ignorantly by while her life is shredded by her hubby’s evasions and the increasingly crazed tactics of the woman who’s stalking him (it’s to the credit of director Steve Shill and screenwriter David Loughery that nothing whatsoever is made of the fact that Derek is black and Lisa is white). Still, the holes in the plot are big enough to drive several Mercedes sedans through. For one thing, Lisa’s fixation on Derek seems to come out of nowhere (if she has a past, we’re not told about it); what's more, even if Derek has broken his deal with Sharon not to have any female assistants (she was once one herself), it seems mighty extreme for her to kick him out of the house for three months simply for not coming completely clean about his mostly-innocent dealings with Lisa. Still, the film manages to make the viewer feel Derek’s helpless desperation at being targeted by this manipulative nut job, and when Sharon finally confronts her family’s tormentor at the end (“You think you’re crazy? I’ll show you crazy!”), the result is silly but somehow satisfying. --Sam Graham

Product Description

Married financial advisor is stalked by a beautiful temp.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 42 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars On no she didn't! August 2, 2009

By N. Durham HALL OF FAMETOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:DVD

Want to see a supremely watered down version of Fatal Attraction? If so, look no further than Obsessed, a potboiler that holds back much more than it succeeds in terms of being a potboiler. The Wire's Idris Elba stars as a successful corporate man who also plays loving family man to his wife (Beyonce Knowles), and soon becomes the target of psychotic young temp (Heroes' Ali Larter). Wholly predictable and cliche, Obsessed is mind numbingly dull from beginning to end, but I guess this is the kind of thing that passes for suspense these days that mainstream audiences seem to eat right up. Elba is disappointing wasted in his role, while Knowles and Larter do their respective parts at looking gorgeous, and doing nothing else as well. All in all, Obsessed is something that you could easily save yourself a few brain cells by not giving the time of day, and spending your viewing time on something more worthwhile.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Strictly avoidable February 17, 2010

By Amit Talpade

Format:DVD

A movie that borrows its theme from A hand that rocks the cradle, Disclosure and Fatal Attraction is a movie that stars Idris Elba, Beyonce and Ali Larter. Beyonce and Idris are a young couple who are in love and trouble comes in the form of obsessive Ali Larter as Lisa Sheridan who is a temp in Idris's office. She becomes obsessed with Idris and trouble ensues. It is up to the wife, to take matters in her hands.
I thought the movie was badly directed with no chemistry between Idris and Beyonce. Idris was great in the Wire but is wasted. Beyonce needs some acting lessons because she is extremely wooden and unconvincing as the wife scorned. There are several holes in the story which are unexplained, like Lisa's past. I only watched this movie because it was on Netflix instant play and my next rental had not arrived. I give it one star. 2/17/10

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars So Horrible on Every Level - Fails Even as Camp ! August 22, 2010

By Gregg Hillier

Format:DVD

This pathetic film is'nt even a watered down version of "Fatal Attraction," but instead a stinking stew pot of "The Hand the Rocks the Cradle," "Disclosure," "Waiting to Exhale," and "Play Misty for Me," all superior films to this tripe. "Obsessed" seems to exist for two simple reasons: to portray a black man as the Victim of a white woman, and to give Beyonce Knowles a chance to "Kick some ass." It fails on both accounts. Idris Elba looks like a younger Magic Johnson (ironically one of the Producers of this mess) but he acts like an Idiot: instead of taking care of the Stalker/Nut Job with a quick visit to Human Resources, he allows Ms. Lauter's Lisa to keep harassing him until it's too late. Ms. Lauter is a completely unconvincing Psycho. She seems more concerned with good camera angles and her skimpy wardrobe. But she looks like Meryl Streep compared to Beyonce Knowles. Ms. Knowles struggles to bring any sympathy to her character and while she looks great and treats us to some new songs (!) , she simply can't act. Period. And when she finally gets to "Kick some Ass," it is so poorly choreographed and ridiculous, it is too little too late. Add in every movie cliche: the Cops finger the wrong person, the Hero looks guilty, blah blah blah. I hope the Actors at least got paid well for this.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother! July 24, 2011

By CK Webb

Format:DVD

'Obsessed' was written by David Loughery and directed by Steve Shill. The movie stars Idris Elba, Ali Larter, Beyonce Knowles and Jerry O'Connell. The trailer for 'Obsessed' had me fired up and ready to see a fantastic movie, however, the trailer ended up being the best part. I struggled to sit through this flick and was disturbed over the $3.00 I had spent to rent it! We have all seen this movie before. It was called 'Fatal Attraction'. The difference being that there was none of that pesky sex stuff to make us understand how our villainess became so enthralled with our married, male lead!
The acting in 'Obsessed' was much like watching a fourth grade play (No offence forth graders), and very quickly made me come to the conclusion that not all singers can act, regardless of their efforts...sorry Ms. Knowles! Ali Larter, on the other hand, played a fantastic psycho but the movie's dullness and lack of luster threw a dark veil over her performance. If you are looking for a good DVD this weekend, Obsessed IS NOT IT ! Surprisingly, this movie grossed $68 million dollars at the box office. Good thing there is a no-refund policy on box office hits...or in this case, misses!
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Like Watching Paint Dry January 31, 2010

By Tinsel Tonya

Format:DVD

This movie was basically played during commercial advertisements. The movie is VERY predictable. You literally know what will happen next. I spent most of the movie wondering why a real actress like Sanaa Lathan was not used instead of Beyonce. Beyonce is a beautiful young lady with many talents, but acting is not one of them. People please stop casting her in movies! You will have more fun painting than watching this film.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars The stinkiest load of garbage you'll see for some time May 17, 2010

By R. Attila

Format:DVD

Ok I've just finished watching this, and generally I make smart movie choices. This time I listened to the advice of a female friend. Call me sexist but that's the last time I'll ever listen to a woman.

This is the most annoying, in fact literally painful film I've seen since... hmmm ever really. There's a 'successful' guy with a wife and a small kid who gets hit on by a new temp worker. In fact she sets out to conquer him from his wife. We have no idea why, I mean the guy is happily married, has money, a boring job as some finance manager, and looks ok, but that shouldn't be enough to be singled out like that. Anyway, the stalker is just so unattractive that viewers would find it hard to consider her a genuine threat to the marriage.

Except of course the wife is almost as unattractive. She gets hysterical, with no attempt to understand what's going on. Beyonce seems to have just needed a role where she could be angry. Maybe she is angry in real life, take it easy girl, move out to the country, real life isn't lived in LA.

I sort of enjoyed the final catfight between the two jealous princesses, though I didn't really care who won. Not that it was ever in doubt. This movie was such a straight line of clichés and predictability that it's the only one I know that I would warmly recommend to deaf (or even blind) people, they wouldn't miss a beat.