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30Neil LaBute’s Possession is bad, but not spectacularly bad, which is disappointing.
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What's supposed to be a deep examination of the transcendence of love and art and poetry turns into another shallow film about how repressed the British are.
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25The problem with Possession isn't that it's filmed in a lackluster way, but that it shouldn't have been filmed at all. Byatt's novel is an adventure in language, telling its story through a kaleidoscopic array of Victorian-style poetry and prose, alongside gripping accounts of the characters' activities and escapades.
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20How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways.