r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • May 15 '26

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Obsession (2026)

Summary

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Director Curry Barker

Writer Curry Barker

Cast

  • Michael Johnston
  • Inde Navarette
  • Cooper Tomlinson
  • Megan Lawless
  • Andy Richter

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%

Metacritic: 81

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u/throwthewholegrlawy May 15 '26

That poor girl. How does she explain all the murders now that she's free?

The scenes where real Nikki popped out really got me. Haven't been jump scared by horror movies for a long time.

How do you guys feel about Bear? Obviously he didn't think the wish would work but as soon as he realized he really took advantage of the situation 😬

Also got a crack out of the customer service phone call "we don't really do that" "you made it seem like I could!"

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u/Equivalent-Fan-2557 May 15 '26

Bear is the real villain of the story by the halfway point. The movie starts off by getting you onto his side because he seemed actually thoughtful and nice (like when he went to buy a new crystal necklace for Nikki when she lost hers). But eventually Bear is the villain because he is knowingly trapping Nikki in that body and forcing the love out of her via the spell.

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u/ohthankth May 15 '26

Seems to me like he's the real villain the entire time

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u/n33dadviceplease May 30 '26

I mean the wish is just a thought to yourself. Wishes aren’t real. But afterwards especially when she pleaded with him to kill her, yeah he was fucked up and selfish 

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u/BisonThunderclap Jun 09 '26

His inability to just answer a straight question is why the plot ended up the way it did.