This is just my opinion but I think "Obessed" would be a better movie if. . . .

SeriousSigma22 · #1 04-08-2009, 11:50 PM

This is just my opinion from seeing the previews for this flick but...

"Obessed" would be a better movie if Kerry Washington, Sanaa Lathan or some other African American Actress played the lead. I like Beyonce but she's not the best actress. Idria Elba is excellent and the crazy temp played by Ali Larter are going to have to play their roles for this movie to get anywhere. This is just my opinion from all of the clips and trailer previews but I will still support and go see the movie.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/obsessed/

KSUViolet06 · #2 04-09-2009, 12:00 AM

Don't mean to forum crash, but you seriously read my mind.

I saw the previews and was like "Are you kidding me?" and immediately pictured some Sanaa, or Halle, or somebody.

DiamondAthena · #3 04-09-2009, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Don't mean to forum crash, but you seriously read my mind.

I saw the previews and was like "Are you kidding me?" and immediately pictured some Sanaa, or Halle, or somebody.

I KNOW!!! I was like wow, that is some horrible acting, and just from the previews.

TRSimon · #4 04-09-2009, 02:02 PM

You KNOW you read a GRIP of people's minds, don't you? I was sitting on the couch watching that trailer thinking, "one of these things just doesn't belong here..." LOLOL

Fiyah98 · #5 04-09-2009, 02:12 PM

I really wish people would get off Beyonce thinking she is the best thing since sliced bread... I love her, but not in movies.. Especially this role. That ONE line... "You think you crazy? I'll show you crazy" lacked everything I expected. Ugh...

1browngirl · #6 04-09-2009, 04:32 PM

Ya'll are right! Beyonce couldn't act her way out of a paper bag. I really wish someone else would have been given the lead in this film.

I.A.S.K. · #7 04-09-2009, 05:02 PM

When I saw the trailer I was just sure that she would be able to do something with this role (okay I was hopeful) then this part came:
"You think you crazy, I'll show you crazy"
She looked like Sasha Fierce trying really hard to act. She'd have been better off if she said:
"What you said? You aint no DIVA!"

At least it would come out harder/better.

Little32 · #8 04-09-2009, 05:25 PM

That was actually less bootleg than I thought it would be, but not by much.

Definitely Beyonce looks a bit out of place in that cast.

rhoyaltempest · #9 04-12-2009, 10:35 PM

Yeah, that one line turned me completely off...dare I say it?....Ghetto!!!! In that one moment she reminded of one of the little girls I knew growing up that would try to bully me by making a mean face and telling me they wanted to fight me after school...LOL!!!

5Knowledge1913 · #10 04-16-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 1browngirl

Ya'll are right! Beyonce couldn't act her way out of a paper bag. I really wish someone else would have been given the lead in this film.

LMAO!

I echo the same sentiments of all of the posts so far.

I really would like to see this film, but I don't know how long I can sit through Beyonce trying to act.

Honeykiss1974 · #11 04-17-2009, 04:04 PM

OMG THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I saw the preveiw for this movie while watching MGTJ and I was all into it (especially since my husband was playing the lead

) and then she popped on the camera. And I was like

Bey needs some serious help - she need to sharpen her chops in smaller indie films (and with some lessons) because I can't think of anything I have liked her in. Seriously, I liked Solange in Bring It On better than anything her big sis has done.

OhSoVeryLadylike · #12 04-18-2009, 01:21 AM

Gabrielle Union evil eyed self would have done the role justice, I believe.

33girl · #13 04-19-2009, 03:35 PM

it was called Shut Up, Beyonce.

rhoyaltempest · #14 04-20-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by OhSoVeryLadylike

Gabrielle Union evil eyed self would have done the role justice, I believe.

Yeeeeeessssss! Gabrielle would have been perfect.

jitterbug13 · #15 04-22-2009, 10:08 PM

I'm going to play devil's advocate:

If you look at who is the executive producer (aka who helped financed the movie), Beyonce's name appears. Same for Cadillac Records (which I thought she was pretty good in, IMHO).

So if someone like Beyonce has to finance movies so she can be in them, imagine the struggle for other African-American actresses who don't have B's money to get in movie roles.

(And I know some of you will say that maybe no one's calling her and that's why she has to be in her own movies, but that's not really the point. Besides, she didn't finance Dreamgirls.)