ĭerek Charles works for a finance company and is married to Sharon, with whom he has a two-year-old son, Kyle. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the film on home video on August 4, 2009, in the US and has sold 1.3 million DVDs, worth $21 million of consumer spending. Obsessed spent its first week atop the US box office, and grossed $73.8 million from theaters, internationally. The fight scene finale between Sharon and Lisa, however, was commended by reviewers, and won the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight.
The film's storyline has drawn comparisons to that of Fatal Attraction (1987) – a recollection in which Elba and Beyoncé have the Michael Douglas and Anne Archer roles, respectively, while Larter is in Glenn Close's – although film critics disliked the fact that Derek did not yield to Lisa's seduction. Others noted that the potential theme of interracial conflict between the Charles family, who are black, and Lisa, who is white, was unexplored. Obsessed received generally negative reviews from critics, many of whom were disappointed in the absence of an explanation for Lisa's obsession with Derek. It was released in the United States on April 24, 2009, by Sony Pictures Releasing through Screen Gems. Lisa and Sharon were dressed in contrasting styles to reinforce their conflicting characters. Obsessed was inspired by the work of directors Roman Polanski and Alfred Hitchcock, and more specifically Fatal Attraction (1987), and its score was written by James Dooley. Derek's wife, Sharon (Beyoncé), learns of Lisa's obsessive behavior, and suspects an affair. Starring Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, and Ali Larter, the film tells the story of Lisa (Larter), an office temp who develops unrequited feelings for her boss, Derek Charles (Elba), and repeatedly attempts to seduce him. The combination of heart and humor in The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a rare one, and the following films come closer than most to capturing that same feeling.Obsessed is a 2009 American psychological thriller film directed by Steve Shill and written by David Loughery. RELATED: The 40 Year Old Virgin Waxing Scene & 9 Of Steve Carell's Other Funny Movie Moments, Rankedīut the film is not just a comedy about a man in his 40s trying to lose his virginity, but more about a group of friends coming together and a man learning about who he is as he moves outside his comfort zone and falls in love. Its premise was outlandish and one that had never been done before and it produced some hilarious results. The popularity of the genre continues throughout the 2000s, and one of the most popular and best to come out of this period is The 40-Year-Old Virgin, starring The Office star, Steve Carell. Sex comedies are a sub-genre of comedy films that have been around for a long time, evolving through the ages from 1959's Some Like It Hot to classics like Fast Times at Ridgemont High of the late '90s and '80s era.
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