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52 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Northam
  • Summary: Set in the present day, this is the story of two poetry scholars (Eckhart, Paltrow) who discover that the subjects of their studies were secret lovers. As they research the mysterious relationship, they develop a romance of their own.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 34
  3. Negative: 4 out of 34
  1. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    90
    LaBute, in his infinite and marvelous wrongness, infuses his movie with a delicacy of feeling that couldn't be more right for the material. LaBute obviously approached the project with his hands and his heart open: Frame by frame, it's a humble picture, a movie that isn't afraid to be an entertainment.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Michael Dequina
    60
    Ultimately comes off as so restrained as to be detached and almost as chilly as LaBute's darker films -- not exactly what one would want from a story about a love so strong that it echoes through the ages.
  3. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: Jeff Giles
    30
    Neil LaBute’s Possession is bad, but not spectacularly bad, which is disappointing.
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