Obsession

Sehr schöne Handlung mit überraschenden aber entspanntem Ende. Sehr zu empfehlen und sehr angenehm zu geniessen. Das ist ein toller Film den ich unbedingt haben wollte.

The dvd could not be viewed/played in my area (Sweden), so I had to return it.

This movie promises much but delivers a product that does not do the actors justice. It suffers from a disjointed script and is way too ambitious in trying to cover the scope of true obsession. I did not get to grips with the charactors as deeply as I would have had hoped and despite a stirling job from Daniel Craig and Heike Matkatch they seem to wander around in a dream at times. Obsession in itself is a highly charged emotion and there are some good scenes throughout this movie but ultimately this film suffered in the editing room and it's a real shame. I enjoyed it but not at the deeper level I was looking for. Also I didn't get the ending. You are left wondering what happened. did they all live together? Great performances from all the actors involved but as for the director - could do better

Good early Daniel Craig movie for one's collection.

... but a scenario that takes too many turns, and the story finally gets lost. I must say the beginning is intriguing and there are some very goods scenes and parts but the whole is disjointed and you don't quite get the point of the entire film. The jacket says that Craig's character is obsessed by his grandmother's death. I wouldn't call that "obsession". He is just trying to make sense of events that took place in his youth and were quite "intense." It makes sense. He is investigating his own past; I don't find that obsessive. The title "obsession" probably refers to the extreme passion he and another man - French actor Charles Berling whose character I found truly boring and bland in comparison to Craig's white Zimbabwean intense personality - have for a woman. She may be wonderful and beautiful and all; it still does not seem quite believable that two intelligent and powerful guys get themselves taken for a ride by her, like they do for quite a long (waaaayyyy too long in the movie, that's where it looses the attention of the viewer) period of time... I don't get it. The annoying part is that the movie had amazing components and characters at the beginning but the script handles them all so poorly that interest in the story gets lost. I loved the story of the man from Zimbabwe and the picture of the tightropers and how he'd like to see their faces to understand more... I loved how he meets the woman, how he helped out the old man chased by the police and the bond that was created between them from then on. I loved the two old men in their tailor / puppet shop. Also the music element that is brought by the woman character (very good Heike Makatsch)is interesting but is not handled well. There are a million good ideas in this movie, and they seem to all get lost in a pathetic story of a love triangle and a woman's love - and whims - for two very different men... Yawn, yawn, yawn. There are also some loose ends (why does the old man steal?) that are a little irritating. Anyway, very good performances by all; Daniel Craig's fans should enjoy his acting tremendously, he is perfect.

Great!!!!!!!!!!

Take good looking actors, add an incoherent script, throw in a handful of picturesque Euro locations and you have "Obsession". This film is recommended only for those who wish to have a complete Daniel Craig collection, albeit a bizarre addition to the library. This film's worst offense is that it is boring, deadly dull despite a capable cast. The story is riddled with jaw dropping inconsistencies and the kind of stupidity one associates with Lifetime movies. For instance, Daniel Craig's character is supposedly from Zimbabwe, yet his accent is from Kansas not Rhodesia. WTF? Even DiCaprio was able to carry off a credible Rhodie accent in Blood Diamond. If you simply must own every movie that Daniel Craig ever made then this will be $6.99 well spent. Otherwise, give this film a wide berth and in the unlikely event that you are invited over to a friend's house to watch this insult to your intelligence then you would be well advised to fabricate any excuse, however farfetched, to avoid wasting 110 minutes of your life.

Watch it if you love one of the actors, otherwise this story makes little sense. The actors do a great job, but the disjointed editing leaves the viewer wondering what is going on most of the time and, ultimately, there is little or no resolution to the movie.

les acteurs tres bons , et lhistoire belle et valable ca arrive dans la vraie vie cest poetique,dechirant car il y a aussi de la souffrance cest quand qu meme tres dur de partager lhomme ou la femme quon aime

Nein- dies ist definitiv kein Erotikfilm (wie schon zu lesen war)- nur um das zuerst zu klären. Überhaupt habe ich mich nach dem ersten Ansehen gefragt, was zum Teufel DAS denn war? Eine Dreiecksgeschichte eingebettet in ein Familiendrama mit etwas Selbstfindungsgewurschtel. Eigentlich kein "guter" Film- UND TROTZDEM! Der Film entführt einen in eine fast unwirkliche Atmosphäre. Exzentrische Charaktere, traumähnliche Bilder zaubern einem beim Ansehen ganz heimlich ein Lächeln ins Gesicht. Es gibt einige berührend schöne Szenen. Stellen Sie sich Daniel Craig vor, wie er vor einer Nähmaschine sitzt, um seiner Liebsten Elefanten auf den neuen Mantel zu sticken. Oder Heike Makatsch und Daniel Craig, wie sie sich eine Tüte Gummibärchen teilen und dabei Leute beobachten...(halt-diese meine Lieblingsszene müssen Sie sich schon selber ansehen). Überhaupt ist das Zusammenspiel der beiden wunderbar- und sogar ein wenig tragisch, wenn man die gescheiterte Beziehung der beiden Protagonisten im Hinterkopf hat. Heike Makatsch liefert eine grundsolide Vorstellung mit Herz, der Dritte im Bunde (ein mir unbekannter Franzose namens Berling) bleibt fade. Daniel Craig hat das Glück, die stärkste Rolle ausfüllen zu dürfen. Und er tut das mit einer wunderbaren Zurückhaltung und Wärme, ohne die anderen Hauptakteure an die Wand zu spielen. Überhaupt entwickelt sich der schönste Reigen zwischen Daniel Craig und den beiden Nebendarstellern: zwei wunderbar kauzigen alten jüdischen Schneidern , die in quasi adoptieren und für ein merkwürdiges Happy End sorgen. Es ist kein guter Film. Es ist kein großer Film. Es ist kein wichtiger Film. Es ist mein Lieblingsfilm. Und hier verlasse ich Euch mit der Empfehlung- lasst Euch drauf ein und nach 2Stunden macht Ihr die Mattscheibe mit einem Lächeln auf den Lippen und dem Gefühl aus, keine Lebenszeit verschwendet zu haben.

Produit expédié rapidement et bien emballé. RAS. Quant au film, c'est un film indépendant où les acteurs sont bons mais le film est médiocre à mon goût.

Der Film hat mit dem zuvor gelesenem Buch"Obsession" absolut nichts zu tun. Wurde extra deswegen gekauft und hat voll enttäuscht!!!