Obsessed (2009)

A tempting would-be adulterer tries to move in on a happily married man and claim the fruits of his loin as her own... because in her line of duty, "all's fair when love is war."

Derek Charles (Idris Elba, American Gangster, The Office) is a young VP of a very successful Los Angeles asset management firm. Having married and whisked away his old secretary Sharon (Beyoncé Knowles, Dreamgirls, The Pink Panther), he has it all. A beautiful wife, handsome young son, and a new house. Much to his chagrin, a charmingly beautiful temp named Lisa (Ali Larter, Final Destination, Legally Blonde) starts a job at his company, and she has her snipers cross-hair set center mass on on him. He plays the nice guy act, but her bold advances become harder and harder to ignore. Not worth risking his career, or his family, he repeatedly brushes her off, trying to keep a low profile, not only staying off his co-workers radar, but his wife's. Lisa she can only take too much as she is desperate to step in and become the new woman in his life... and she'll do whatever it takes to make it happen.

So many low reviews for this movie, and I know why. Everyone is biased towards Fatal Attraction. Really? That movie was soooo late 80's, get over it. This movie captures the same feeling that movie did, just in an updated turn of the century style that I think was done well. Having said that, it's still not that great of a movie, not bad either mind you. My big turn off was knowing Beyoncé was in it... but hey, at least she didn't play a character that sings this time. When I think of Idris Elba I think of his character in The Office, which I hate... the show not his character. I actually like his character in the show. I think he did very well in this film, because we all know trying to shoot a film where you have to repeatedly deny Ali Larter's cute, sexy self is no easy task. I would have caved. How is it I could see Megan Fox trying out for that role? Maybe it's just me. Really good camera and lighting, setting many of the dark moods perfectly. Fellas, don't watch this with your girl if you don't want to be looked at differently for a few days.

6.2/10

Rated: PG-13
108 mins