I went into this film expecting nothing but a mildly entertaining Fatal Attraction wanna be. There have been many since the release of that landmark movie, but none have been able to achieve its greatness. I was more or less expecting this to be like those rip-offs, but I didn’t thing it would be this bad.

The story is about a successful financial advisor (Idris Elba) who is living the life. He has a beautiful wife (Beyonce Knowles), a son, and has the house of his dreams. Then one day, a gorgeous temp (Ali Larter) goes into his company and develops an obsession for him.

First off, the script is horrible. The dialogue, the structure, all of it is way below average. From the beginning the movie is all about Elba and Larter’s struggle, and that was just fine, but in the last 40 minutes it turns into the Beyonce show. That is a sign of a weak script. The direction has got nothing new to offer. It also features some of the worst use of music in any film I’ve ever seen. And one more thing, when you have a singer in a movie, don’t use of their songs during the movie. It’s okay during the closing credits, but not during the movie.

As for the performances, Idris Elba looks uncomfortable, probably wishing that The Wire was still going on. Beyonce is just not good. I believe that her performances in Dreamgirls is underrated, but she has no business trying to be a victim of an affair. Ali Larter is the only one that did a good job, but the character is so poorly written that it doesn’t matter.

With Obsessed, I was just trying to have a good time, but what I got was a movie that went on and on and on to come to a predictable conclusion. If someone is going to make another movie like this, they should at least have the balls to boil some bunnies.