'Secret Obsession': Six Unforgettable Lessons From Netflix's Imperiled Amnesiac
By way of introduction, I should say that I would normally be more hesitant about spoilers than I am about to be with the Netflix film Secret Obsession, except for two things. The first is that the trailer gives away basically everything that happens in the movie (which has been available for a week already). The second is that they called it Secret Obsession, so, I mean, they're kind of giving away the ballgame. It's not called Nice Marriage.
Said ballgame begins with a sequence in which a woman played by Brenda Song attempts to evade a creepy man in a hood who is wielding a knife. This all happens at night, in the pouring rain, at a deserted rest stop, where the most remarkable feature is an actual Superman-style phone booth. The better, you see, for this woman to call 911 only to hear the distinctive three-tone sequence that means the number is disconnected. So apparently 911 moved. Or changed their number.
But wait. 911 can't change their number! They're 911!
Anyway, when Creepy Hood Man approaches, this poor woman must run inside and hide in the bathrooms.
Lesson #1: You must control your terrified gasping.
It's possible that Jennifer (for this is Brenda's character's name,
