The problem with horror movies like “Obsession” is that it rides a thin line between horror and disturbing screaming, whining, and insane violence, making this more of a crazy movie about a woman (Nikki) possessed by something called a “one wish willow”, which makes her obsessed with her boyfriend (Bear). For me, this story does not meet the definition of a horror film.

The standout actor in this hard-to-watch two hours is Inde Navarrette, who probably has more time on screen than anyone else, constantly yelling and screaming, in movie history. These are not ordinary screams; these are over-the-top, hard-to-watch, pathetic screams from someone who should be in an institution. Within 30 minutes of this level of insanity, for me, it was time to go home, enough already. The worst scene was when Nikki stood in the living room for an entire day, waiting for Bear to come home from work, all the while urinating on herself and never moving from one spot. This is not a scene of horror; this is a scene of sadness, pathetic, and disgusting.

This movie starts with a relatively normal boyfriend/girlfriend story with Nikki, a very attractive woman, who just wants to be friends with an average-looking, mostly depressed Bear (Michael Johnston). On a trip to a novelty store, Bear buys this “one wish willow” stick, which, when broken in half, grants you any wish. Bear wishes that Nikki would be totally in love with him, never realizing that it would actually work, and work dangerously well.

What follows is not enough of a horror story but much more of a psychological nightmare of two hours, that includes one scene of murder, where a woman has her head rammed against a steering wheel, for yet another one of those overkill death scenes. We get it, she is dead already. Stop the head slamming. This is making me sick.

The strangest thing about this crazy film is that it is the first movie since ET, released in 1982, with the biggest box-office increase matching a rare weekend-to-weekend growth pattern. Even more insane is the mass rush of people who want to sit at the booth in “Little Tony’s Restaurant” in North Hollywood, California, for one of the scenes in this movie (see video below), where Nikki goes on one of her insane rants.

Considering how difficult this film is to sit through, I am very surprised by the very high 95% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, with my rating only 25%, with advice to run from this pathetic, sad, depressing, and too often disgusting film.