There is a type of romance story, usually found on supermarket
shelves in paperback books, the entire purpose of which is to give
lonesome women damp skivvies and shower nozzle masturbation
fantasies. Occasionally, rather then a dead tree version, they will
make a film version of the romance novel. See Romancing the Stone
for an excellent example of the film romance novel genre. Timeless
Obsession is the hard-R version.
As in Romancing the Stone, our hero is a Romance Novel author. He
has been in a relationship with his shrink (Samantha Mudd) for two
months, which is always a critical time for him. He always cheats
after two months, no doubt due to commitment issues. This time he is
in for a battle because Samantha is willing to work on the
relationship. After a session with her, he impulsively walks into an
art museum and falls in love with a painting of Venesa Talor. He
begins a new story featuring her, and spends hours staring at the
painting. He also has flashbacks to the 17th century where he woos
and marries her, then catches her cheating on him.
The erotica is tepid. I have no problem with an actress who
elects to wear a modesty patch, as long as she announces that fact
before she signs the contract. I do have issues with
cinematographers who can't keep them off camera. That was not the
only photography problem in this film. The entire film lacks
contrast and color saturation. Despite the photography
problems and the low level of nudity, this film is just silly enough
to be watchable, and the audio is fine. It has a feel-good ending
and is certainly a safe bet for an evening with your main squeeze.
If you are not familiar with our grading system, you need to
read the
explanation, because the grading is not linear. For example, by
our definition, a
C is solid and a C+ is a VERY good movie. There are very few Bs
and As. Based on our descriptive system, this film is a:
