Obsession (2026) Movie Review: A Dark, Twisted Horror Story About Love and Control
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I finally dusted off the Slice, Spice N’ A Dice movie review channel for a movie I liked enough that I had to come back and talk about it: Obsession.
I originally saw Obsession in theaters, and recently watched it again at home.
And yes—I still love this movie.
Obsession is dark, uncomfortable, sometimes grotesque, and the kind of horror movie that gives you something to talk about after the credits roll.
That’s exactly my kind of movie.
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Spoiler-Free Review: Is Obsession Worth Watching?
Let’s start spoiler-free.
If you haven’t watched Obsession yet, you can safely read this section without me ruining anything.
Overall?
I thought this movie was excellent.
The acting works.
The story works.
The cinematography works.
And most importantly, the movie creates this constant sense of dread that never completely goes away.
There’s something about the atmosphere that feels like you’ve wandered into some strange world at three in the morning when everything is quiet, dark, and just slightly off.
I love when a horror movie can create that feeling.
Obsession absolutely does it.
A Quick Trigger Warning
Before you watch, there are a couple of things you should know.
Obsession deals heavily with abusive and toxic relationship dynamics.
There are themes involving control, consent, obsession, manipulation, and domestic violence.
It can also get very gory and grotesque.
I wouldn’t put it at something like Terrifier levels of gore, but there are absolutely moments that could bother viewers who don’t enjoy that kind of horror.
And some of the relationship themes may hit particularly hard depending on your own experiences.
**Did Obsession Pass the Phone Test?
One of my favorite ways to judge a movie is simple:
Did it make me put my phone down?
Obviously, when I originally saw this in the theater, that wasn’t really an issue.
But when I watched it again at home, I did pick up my phone a few times.
The funny thing is—I wasn’t picking it up because I was bored.
I was picking it up because the movie was making me uncomfortable and the phone almost became a little comfort blanket.
And remember, I had already seen the movie.
I knew most of what was coming.
That tells you something.
If you enjoy movies that slowly make you more and more uncomfortable, this is absolutely one to watch.
It was great in the theater, but it also works perfectly as a late-night movie on the sofa.
This Is Horror That Gives You Something to Talk About
This is probably what I liked most about Obsession.
There are layers to it.
Yes, it’s horror.
Yes, there are gross moments.
Yes, things eventually get completely ridiculous.
But underneath all of that are themes that feel surprisingly real.
Toxic relationships.
Codependency.
Possessiveness.
Consent.
Control.
Manipulation.
Insecurity.
The movie takes those things and exaggerates them through horror, but there are moments where you find yourself thinking:
I know somebody who has acted a little like that.
Or:
I’ve seen relationships with that kind of energy before.
That’s what makes Obsession interesting.
It isn’t just something you watch.
It’s something you can actually sit around afterward and unpack with somebody.
**My Spoiler-Free Rating
If you haven’t watched the movie yet, this is where you should probably stop reading.
My recommendation is easy:
Go watch it.
For me, Obsession is a 10 out of 10.
It gets the Slice.
It gets the Spice.
It gets the Dice.
All of it.
Now we’re entering spoiler territory.
SPOILER WARNING
From this point forward, I’m talking freely about major plot points in Obsession.
If you haven’t watched it and don’t want the movie ruined, stop here.
Seriously.
You are now entering the spoiler zone.
The Wish That Changes Everything
At the center of Obsession is a guy who is completely in love with—or maybe more accurately, obsessed with the idea of being with—one of his longtime friends.
She’s his dream girl.
The problem?
He doesn’t have the confidence to simply tell her how he feels.
Eventually, he comes across this strange object called One Wish.
You make a wish.
You break it.
And apparently, the wish comes true.
So what does he wish for?
He wishes for this woman to love him and nobody else.
And almost immediately, everything changes.
Her entire personality toward him flips.
Suddenly she desperately wants to be around him.
She wants to go home with him.
She wants his attention.
She wants him constantly.
At first, it almost looks like he got exactly what he wanted.
But the whole thing immediately feels wrong.
And that’s where the movie starts getting really creepy.
When Love Turns Into Obsession
The relationship quickly becomes insanely toxic.
She isn’t simply attracted to him.
She becomes consumed by him.
She wants to know where he is.
What he’s doing.
Who he’s with.
Why he isn’t paying attention to her.
And eventually the obsession becomes dangerous.
What’s interesting is that the movie slowly changes how you look at both characters.
At first, you might see him as the victim of this completely out-of-control girlfriend.
But then you have to remember:
He caused this.
She didn’t choose to become obsessed with him.
He wished for it.
That completely changes the moral equation.
The Movie Gets Completely Unhinged
And when I say obsessed, I mean OBSESSED.
This movie goes there.
There are bodily fluids.
There are deaths.
There are some absolutely grotesque moments.
There’s even a scene involving his cat that I will simply say is one of those:
“Oh my God, are we really doing this?”
moments.
But underneath all of the gross-out horror is something much darker.
This woman has essentially been trapped inside an obsession she never chose.
There are moments where it almost seems like the real version of her is breaking through.
Like she understands what has happened to her.
Like she wants out.
That’s where I started looking at the movie very differently.
Consent, Control and Who the Victim Really Is
This is where Obsession became much more interesting to me than just a creepy supernatural relationship movie.
Because eventually he realizes something is seriously wrong.
He knows this isn’t really her.
He knows something has fundamentally changed because of his wish.
And yet he continues taking advantage of the situation.
That’s where the movie gets really uncomfortable.
Because now you have somebody who has essentially had her ability to choose taken away from her.
She is being forced to obsess over him.
And he benefits from it.
At the same time, she becomes increasingly dangerous toward him and the people around him.
So the movie keeps forcing you to ask:
Who is the victim here?
Who is responsible?
At what point does he stop being somebody trapped in a terrible situation and become the person who created and continues exploiting that situation?
Those are the kinds of questions that made this movie work for me.
The Toxic Relationship Themes Feel Surprisingly Real
Obviously, there’s a supernatural wish involved here.
We’re in horror-movie land.
But remove the magic for a second.
There are pieces of this relationship that people will recognize.
The constant:
Where are you?
Who are you with?
Can I come over?
Why aren’t you answering me?
The codependency.
The possessiveness.
The feeling of one person wanting to completely consume another person’s life.
Obsession takes those relationship dynamics and cranks them up to horror-movie levels.
But the kernel of reality underneath them is what makes everything hit harder.
That’s also why I think different viewers are going to interpret this movie very differently.
The Ending Actually Delivers
Without walking through every single final moment, I thought the ending was handled extremely well.
Eventually, our main character discovers there are only a couple of ways to undo what he has done.
And naturally, nothing goes according to plan.
The movie plays around with wishes, consequences, selfish decisions, and the idea that you cannot simply escape something like this without paying a price.
The final stretch works.
And more importantly, the actual final ending leaves you with an emotional thud.
When everything comes together, you see how much devastation came from one incredibly insecure decision.
Instead of simply telling somebody how he felt, he tried to control how she felt about him.
Everything that follows comes from that decision.
Why Obsession Worked So Well for Me
The best horror movies usually have something going on underneath the horror.
Obsession does.
You can watch it as a completely insane supernatural relationship movie.
You can watch it as body horror.
You can watch it as a story about toxic relationships.
You can look at it through the lens of consent.
You can look at it as a story about insecurity and control.
And I think that’s why so many people can watch this movie and walk away wanting to discuss completely different parts of it.
That’s usually a sign that a movie did something right.
Final Rating: 10/10
I loved Obsession.
It’s creepy.
It’s uncomfortable.
It’s gross.
It’s dark.
And underneath all of that, it actually has something to say.
This is exactly the kind of horror movie I want to watch with somebody and then immediately sit around afterward discussing.
10/10.
Slice.
Spice.
Dice.
Go watch it.
What Do You Think?
Have you watched Obsession?
Did you see the same themes around control and consent that I did?
Who did you see as the victim by the end?
And did the ending work for you?
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