Release: Obsession

Obsession
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: David Lynch
Writer: Mo Buck
Cast: Michael Shannon, Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Idris Elba, Octavia Spencer




Budget: $30,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $33,880,087
Foreign Box Office: $32,330,429
Total Profit: -$127,812

Reaction: Let's just call it even on this one. Despite not being able to set the box office on fire, this has become the David Lynch's highest grossing film.

"I honestly had a lot of trouble making sense of the film. While this is to be expected, I found the overall logic lacking. If Michael Shannon is going around killing his patients with a seemingly possessed centaur painting, how is he supposed to stay in business? Killing patients is bad for business." - Jeff Stockton, The Roundup

"Michael Shannon excels at creepy roles like this. While the script has him be too creepy to be believable, it's still a fun performance to watch - even if he seems like he's in a different movie than his co-stars. If you like bizarre performances, watch this one." - Ben Bernard, New York Times

"It's tough to know what to make of this one. Obsession is both simpler and more confusing, at the same time, than Lynch's other films, but you will most likely enjoy it if you are fan of Lynch (I am)." - Chris Mears, Slashfilm