“The Obscured” (*1/2 out of four) was an insipid psychodrama about a woman (Jocelyn Saenz) suffering from bipolar disorder and other mental health issues who must rely on fragmented memories and flashbacks to gradually piece together the murder of her lover (Mark Simich) while she starts to unravel in the middle of an endless desert. Impressive sun-baked cinematography by Colten Currey is a highlight throughout but film is muddled and obtuse without much of a payoff and it doesn’t end, so much as stop. The film equivalent of a jigsaw puzzle not worth putting together. Saenz tries in a difficult role but this one should plummet into “obscurity” pretty soon.

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