You’ve seen a lot over the decades, why should a small series annoy you? Unfortunately, Heinz Rudolf Kunze is right, “I still haven’t gotten used to anything”, and the British four-parter “Obsession” is just so unpleasant. Josephine Hart’s story, which was filmed in 1992 by Louis Malle under the title “Death”, was already hair-raising at the time, but the leading actors were Juliette Binoche and Jeremy Irons, who were allowed to get away with a lot.
Now Richard Armitage as surgeon William Farrow struggles to prove to us that there’s nothing wrong with passion – and who would want to disagree? Only: Why does this passion look so cheap here? Like sex is only exciting in stolen moments or dark alleys! Charlie Murphy has nowhere near Binoche vibes as Anna, who is actually dating his son Jay (Rish Shah) when she begins an affair with William.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjybmsupVpc
She just looks around blankly, and the Farrows obviously think that’s super sexy. (They might also like the fact that she obviously manages to reach an orgasm within half a minute without any real stimulation.) The overly dramatic ending isn’t much use either, because hardly anyone will sympathize with these pathetic woodcut figures. (netflix)
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