SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

lojitsu A-Z Horror Movie of the Day..."The Possession" (PG-13 - 2012 - US)Sub-Genre: Paranormal/Possession My Score: 6.7Cast=6 Acting=7 Plot=5 Ending=10 Story=6 Scare=4 Jump=4 F/X=7 Creep=8 Exorcism=10A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child. "I hate hospitals... people die here." I understand why some people would not like this...it's PG-13 and just doesn't get scary enough. When I watch a possession movie though, the key is the exorcism scene. This movie has one of my favorite exorcism scenes of all time!! I have actually seen the dybbuk box this movie is based on and it is dark...it lends a level of creepiness to this film that I liked a lot. If you are ever possessed, I highly recommend a Jewish exorcism...they are badass!

re-animatresse i was interested in this film mainly for its Jewish take on possession horror, a subgenre overly saturated with Christian motifs. my knowledge of Jewish theology and lore is virtually nonexistent, though, so i couldn't tell you how accurate the story is in that regard the film has its own unique style, with some odd camera angles, uneven pacing and a meandering piano-driven score that recalls memories of banging randomly on the low-octave end of my grandmother's piano as a child. all of these elements combine to create a near-constant sense of disorientation. i've never been affected in this way by a film beforeNatasha Calis, who would have been 12 or 13 at the time of production, is excellent in the role of possessee. the story and effects never stray far from the typical Hollywood possession horror, and most of the suspense is generated through the score, via increasing volume and repetition, à la Carpenter's Halloween despite the strict adherence to formula of the plot, i rather enjoyed this movie and expect it will leave a lasting impression. go ahead and give it a chance if the trailer looks intriguing

sussmanbern If you're a bit tired of the suggestion in the various demon possession flicks that only the Roman Catholic Church has the cure, then maybe this is the film for you. In THE POSSESSION we have the basics of The Exorcist, only in a Jewish vein. If you have not seen The Exorcist, and you see this first then you might consider The Exorcist a pale imitation. A little girl acquires, at a yard sale, a mysterious box. It contains a dybbuk - a wandering soul, an angry ghost, eager to inhabit and torment a living person. (The craftsman who produced this box for the movie evidently took the matter seriously enough that he spelled dybbuk backwards on the box, in Hebrew, as if there was a risk in labelling it so the ghost could read it.) Since the box was of Judaic origin, a rabbi is approached for a solution. .... We don't have heads spinning around but it is nice to know that Hebrew prayers are just as efficacious as Latin ones.There is a hint, at the end, of a sequel - but maybe not.

SnoopyStyle An old lady tries to destroy a box with Hebrew craving but she is attacked by an invisible force. Basketball coach Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is recently divorced from his wife Stephanie (Kyra Sedgwick). While their daughters Hannah (Madison Davenport) and Emily (Natasha Calis) are staying at his new house, they stop at a yard sale. Emily connects with the box and buys it. She finds a hidden release and opens the box. In it, she finds several containers. She puts on a ring found in one of the containers. Emily starts to change.There is much new in the execution. There is a new kind of box but that's about it. There is a pretty cool scene of fingers coming out of the girl's throat but most of the best effects are left to the last act. That's probably its biggest problem. The movie is too boring for too long. The first half has limited tension and limited atmosphere. By the time the big climax happens, it's way too late.