“Obsession” (** out of four) was an overly lurid horror psychodrama about a young man (Michael Johnston) who is granted a pervasive wish in life and is able to win the heart of a girl (Inde Navarrette) he has a crush on but what initially seems like a dream come true turns into a nightmare as he realizes his wish has turned her into an obsessive and menacing killer. Fitfully interesting in parts but soon wears out as film loses itself in cerebral unpleasantness and pretentious plot themes. Another film that (all-too-obviously) shows the influence of early Sam Raimi and also David Lynch. Film won an extensive $15 million bidding war from Focus Features but does not seem to have been worth “obsessing” over.