Obsession

My shortcomings on my first watch have all but dissipated - I've since consumed so much that's a bad idea that I am much more familiar with Curry and Cooper's comedic stylings, and they're not nearly as present in the film as I felt they were originally. On top of that, their background in sketch comedy shines here, and this is another shining example of utilising comedy beats in horror. But what stood out the most for me here is just how tightly written this script actually is. The entire first act does so much to establish Nikki as a character - as it knows this is the only opportunity it has - and the weaponisation of her unagency is palpable and horrifying throughout. The film's fear operates on two levels at the same time: the deep, core-shaking feeling of "I have irreversibly fucked this woman up" and then the continuous decision for Bear to ignore that and therefore place the real Nikki in a horrific cycle of abuse, rape and total autonomous destruction. For those who are debating the feminist substance of this film - what are you even watching? It is so transparent and it's bleeding out of every orifice. There is no world where this was written with its feminist commentaries an accident. This is the whole fucking point. Masterful. Best modern horror. Will go down in history. God this has excited me so much.