Obsession (2025 film)
Critical response: Updated RT count
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{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=96|count=50|consensus=Taking an icky conceit and twisting it to deviously crowd-pleasing ends, ''Obsession'' is dauntingly disturbing while also skillfully amusing and thrilling.|ref=yes|access-date=April 26, 2026}} {{Metacritic film prose |score=78|count=6|ref=yes|access-date=April 26, 2026}} |
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Christian Zilko of ''[[IndieWire]]'' gave the film a B+ grade, saying it was "proof that the [[Zach Cregger|Cregger]]-ification of 2020s horror is in full effect, as its combination of sadistic violence, [[Irony|ironic]] needle drops, and comedy mined from people responding to tragedy in pathetically self-serving ways will merit plenty of comparisons to [[Barbarian (2022 film)|''Barbarian'']] and [[Weapons (2025 film)|''Weapons'']]." ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'s}} Benjamin Lee gave it 4/5 stars, characterizing it as "the perfect next chapter for Barker, who found fame last year when his $800-budgeted online prankster horror ''[[Milk & Serial]]'' made headlines for being far better than it had any right to be".{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=2025-09-06 |title=Obsession review – nasty horror sees a wish for true love go horribly wrong |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/06/obsession-movie-review-tiff |access-date=2026-03-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} [[IGN]]'s Matt Donato gave the film a score of 8/10, writing that it "plays on familiar romance and [[monkey's paw]] tropes, turning a wish against the wishee, but Barker's execution takes things to the next level. In the film's simplicity lay the chance to go for broke, putting all efforts into the lengths Nikki is willing to go for her beloved."{{Cite web |last=Donato |first=Matt |date=2025-09-28 |title=Obsession Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/obsession-review |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=IGN |language=en}} |
Christian Zilko of ''[[IndieWire]]'' gave the film a B+ grade, saying it was "proof that the [[Zach Cregger|Cregger]]-ification of 2020s horror is in full effect, as its combination of sadistic violence, [[Irony|ironic]] needle drops, and comedy mined from people responding to tragedy in pathetically self-serving ways will merit plenty of comparisons to [[Barbarian (2022 film)|''Barbarian'']] and [[Weapons (2025 film)|''Weapons'']]." ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'s}} Benjamin Lee gave it 4/5 stars, characterizing it as "the perfect next chapter for Barker, who found fame last year when his $800-budgeted online prankster horror ''[[Milk & Serial]]'' made headlines for being far better than it had any right to be".{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=2025-09-06 |title=Obsession review – nasty horror sees a wish for true love go horribly wrong |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/06/obsession-movie-review-tiff |access-date=2026-03-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} [[IGN]]'s Matt Donato gave the film a score of 8/10, writing that it "plays on familiar romance and [[monkey's paw]] tropes, turning a wish against the wishee, but Barker's execution takes things to the next level. In the film's simplicity lay the chance to go for broke, putting all efforts into the lengths Nikki is willing to go for her beloved."{{Cite web |last=Donato |first=Matt |date=2025-09-28 |title=Obsession Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/obsession-review |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=IGN |language=en}} |
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