Bear (Michael Johnston), a music store employee has a massive crush on his co worker and childhood friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette) but she shows no sign of sharing his feelings, and he is too scared to ask her out. At a store, he spots a novelty gift that promises to grant you one wish. He wishes that Nikki loves him more than anyone in the world. It comes true but that love turns out to be dangerously obsessive.
This is a promising premise and Navarrette attacks her role with relish. She nails the part of a terrifying psychopath and provides some extremely uncomfortable moments. But Bear’s character is harder to get a handle on. I understand that he has wanted to be with Nikki for years, but he puts up with her increasingly horrific activity much longer than any sane person would.
It also feels that Curry Baker, who directed as well as penned this unsettling and gruesome horror eventually writes himself into a corner and does not come up with a satisfying ending. However, Navarette, and some startlingly unhinged scenes, make this worth seeing.
Rating: 6 out of 10