With films like this, you can't rely on the twist to provide entertainment because whether you've seen the trailer - or first ten minutes - you know exactly what's up. That is, if you suspend your disbelief and give the filmmakers the benefit of the doubt that they're totally aware of the film's conventionality. Once you know and have accepted what you're in for, you can relax, because it ends up being highly amusing and, dare I say it, a lot of fun. Thus in 'Secret Obsession', you've a film that is predictable and consistently ridiculous. They're not going for awards and they epitomise cheap thrills. It's a camp, overly dramatic, stalker-movie-thriller type thing, and in fairness, such films can be a lot of fun. When the couple return home from hospital, Jennifer gets flashbacks she can't understand and comes to question her marriage.Įven from the friggin' title of 'Secret Obsession', never mind the premise, you know exactly what you're getting into. Fortunately her husband Russell (Mike Vogel - 'The Help') is a constant support to her. Though in recovery, she is physically and psychologically fragile. In 'Secret Obsession', newlywed Jennifer (Brenda Song) awakens with amnesia having been hit by a car after running away from a hooded man.
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