It may be based on a true story, but that doesn't excuse the way The Possession repeatedly falls back on hoary ghost movie clichés -- or the uninentional laughs it provides. Read critic reviews
The Possession
2012, Horror/Mystery & thriller, 1h 31m
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When their youngest daughter, Em (Natasha Calis), becomes strangely obsessed with an antique wooden box bought from a yard sale, parents Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Stephanie (Kyra Sedgwick) see little cause for alarm. However, Em becomes increasingly unstable, leading the couple to fear the presence of a malevolent force. To their horror, Clyde and Stephanie learn that the box contains a dybbuk, a dislocated spirit that inhabits -- and ultimately devours -- a human host.
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Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Disturbing Sequences|Violence)
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Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller
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Original Language: English
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Director: Ole Bornedal
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Producer: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, J.R. Young
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Writer: Juliet Snowden, Stiles White
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Box Office (Gross USA): $49.1M
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Distributor: Lionsgate Films
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Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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Does it's thing pretty fine, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan is perfectly capable, but God I am so over this exact formula cropping up in the genre over and over and over. The Possession doesn't have a single thing that makes it noteworthy.
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A sturdy reprisal of an all too familiar premise and subtle, above-par performances are both pulverised into a pulp of annoying special effects and a boring and depressing tone. The film starts good and wobbles slightly towards a satisfactory conclusion.
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An ok well made film, but again I have an issue with these 12A rated "horror" films, really need to be cranked up a little to be scary which would mean at least a 15 or 18 rating. It's just not that scary or jumpy, it has a good cast but it's too similar to many others of the genre. It could have been a lot better.
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