Obsession

This was another film that I had heard a lot about, I had heard that it's really scary and frightening so I'm always interested to see why that is. This film is a slow burn and it gets under your skin, there's some violent and disturbing scenes but a lot of the film is psychological. The story is pretty unique, I think wishes have been done before in films but this is slightly different and if this wasn't a horror film, it may have went a completely different way. The film really plays around with noise and movement to create tension, but the scariest part of the film is watching the transformation. The characters are fairly likeabale. It took a bit of time for me to get into the characters and did find the main character pretty cringe, not in a bad way, he was just very awkward throughout which is the point. The film didn't feel overly predictable and managed it's length well. Some bits dragged a little and other bits went by quickly, it wasn't as scary as I thought but there was a good amount of gore and a creepy atmosphere throughout. All the praise for this film has to go to Inde Navarrette first of all because her performance was frightening and it felt like she was playing two different characters, she really had to transform and change, sometimes it was subtle and other times it was a lot more noticeable, she's definitely going places. Michael Johnson was good too, his awkwardness really came across and I did like his character. Curry Barker has created something disturbing and fresh, I really look forward to seeing what he does next, I have seen some things that he has in development. I would also love to know more about the wishes and the origins but whether we will ever get that I don't know, but if you get the chance it's worth watching in cinemas.