A genuine thrill! Excellent production design, strong visual storytelling and a very patient, brooding pace make this a creepy win.

The majority of the chills and excitement is held to the first two acts, and the landing in the third act leaves a fair bit to be desired but I'd rather have a well executed and creative premise that carries most of a movie than something trying to knock it out of the park with no juice (see Hokum)

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This felt tedious, obvious, and ultimately void of purpose. Many of the scares and shocks are from the 2010s Blumhouse playbook and the central conceit never elevates beyond she's doing a creepy smile which is a real shame.

My frequent complaint is that these contemporary horror movies try way too hard to be about things. Obsession halfway sets up its premise like it's about something (perhaps the male gaze, incel culture?), but…

I don’t mean this in a particularly disparaging way, but If I was 17 I’m sure I would love this.

He’s clearly being genuine and expressing thoughts he very much believes in, and I can totally admire that passion. But nothing he’s saying feels that original or as revelatory as he presents. For a younger person struggling with the issues he seems to have overcome, then, sure, I can imagine it being quite cathartic, but for me, now, it did…