Cliff Robertson,
Genevičve Bujold,
John Lithgow,
Sylvia Kuumba Williams,
Wanda Blackman
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Love never dies in Brian De Palma's psychological thriller, though money certainly complicates matters. Rich New Orleans real estate developer Michael Courtland (Cliff Robertson) lost his beloved wife... read more
DVD Release Date: June 26, 2001
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Flixster Reviews (138)
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April 1, 2012Good suspense movie - I have to admit I had guessed the twist half way through, but it still threw up enough doubt to have me not quite sure!
Really well filmed and mostly the acting was good. A little over the top at times, but I could forgive it in this type of movie. -
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August 5, 2010Solid Vertigo inspired thriller with good performances and beautiful locations.
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March 30, 2010I think I like and enjoy Obsession a lot more than I do Vertigo. Sure, it doesnâ??t have anything on Hitchcockâ??s experience, but this was one of Brian De Palmaâ??s early films. Hitchcock made his at the tail end of his career. In terms of plot, Obsession is incredibly more dist... read more
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February 5, 2010It might take me a couple of viewings to get this one. I was very very bored and nearly fell asleep during this one, and I'm a huge fan of Vertigo.
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December 23, 2007The Brian De Palma movie most overtly in thrall to Hitchcock, and the closest he's come to direct plagiarism. De Palma and Paul Schrader's borrowings seem more audacious today than at the time because, a critical and commercial flop in its day, "Vertigo" was difficult to see by t... read more
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September 1, 2007Vastly underrated. beautifully shot by Vilmos Zsigmond, haunting score by the great Bernard Herrmann. the ultimate De Palma homage to Hitchcock. a thriller that follows the same line of Vertigo. ending up in a truly heartbreaking way.
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October 21, 2009Brian DePalma is the king of all style and no substance. This movie is DePalma's homage to Vertigo except with a sick twist. The film looks great, has amazing photography by Vilmos, and great score by the genius Bernard Herman. This film fails with Paul Schrader's lazy script. *S... read more
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July 17, 2008See Brian DePalma channel Hitchcock to make a great thriller, that's slightly twisted.
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May 16, 2010It is well produced, and the cinematography is quite good, the performances are fine but I found it very uninvolving and sterile. It lacks punch and pizzazz. Director Brian de Palma should have focused on a style more his own rather than copying so much from Alfred Hitchcock.
Critic Reviews
September 3, 2006
Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine
January 24, 2006
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
In spite of Vilmos Zsigmond's overrrated, overly diffuse photography, this is a surprisingly poignant mystery about love, loss and, well, obsession.
October 15, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Solid DePalma, which means it is very mediocre Hitchcock.
January 10, 2003
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...[represents] the worst of DePalma's movies (but his worst is still a whole lot better than most directors' best). Full Review
November 6, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
DePalma as he starts spiralling into sub-Hitchcock.
July 7, 2001
Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central
...Not the deeply felt soul-searcher that is Vertigo. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This is the movie not the perfume; its smell is not quite as captivating. Full Review
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