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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14

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  1. KarenR.
    Aug 20, 2002
    10
    Excellent movie, wonderfully acted.
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  2. MichelleP.
    Oct 11, 2002
    3
    I'm not a fan of these slow-paced movies. Maybe I'd like the book, but the movie was just.....zzzzz
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  3. AllenT.C.
    Aug 30, 2002
    10
    A beautiful piece of Art: Wonderful performances ... Thank you, Labute.
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  4. ChadS.
    Sep 18, 2002
    6
    Gwyneth Paltrow and Aaron Eckhart are extremely winning as book people but somehow they grow less and less interesting as "Possession" progresses. Maybe it's not them. Perhaps LaBute should've brought Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" to the screen instead. That play has more sparring and less starry-eyeing between their two PhD-packin' literature buffs. And no scene in which Eckhart plays hard-to-get because he has relationship issues. The period-piece storyline is much more engaging, although a real poet might've been more interesting than a fictional one. In "Arcadia", the two scholars feud over the actions of Lord Byron. But despite its flaws, "Possession" is well- worth seeing because in addition to Neil LaBute being talented, we now know that "Nurse Betty" wasn't a temporary repreive from his predilection for his "men are bastards"-themed films. It's official. He's eclectic.… Expand
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  5. BerniceJ.
    Aug 25, 2002
    4
    The story is okey, however G.Paltrow needs to take speech classes on announciation and projecting her voice. You could barely understand her and then to top off her non-understandable words- she throws in an accent. Everyone was straining to hear. Have no idea what she said as a result lost most of the story as others did too. Thank you, bernicehelen.
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  6. MattH.
    Sep 23, 2002
    9
    This movie's success lies within the performances of its lead actors. Eckhart and Paltrow give memorable performances, but are dimmed by the fantastic resonance of Jeremy Northam and Jennifer Ehle's masterful work. It's their powerful and elegantly portrayed relationship that helps us believe that the intensity of their love might affect the modern lovers as well. It's an excellent film that gives credence to the importance of the lives lived by those who have gone before us and the influence that they have on us.… Expand
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  7. PatC.
    Jan 7, 2004
    5
    Starts off kinda slow, fades out all together, then wraps things up neatly for the now-unconscious.
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  8. LaurenceC.
    Aug 19, 2002
    10
    My wife and I absolutely LOVED this film.
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  9. Jessica
    Aug 28, 2002
    0
    By far, the worst movie I've seen all year. Half the audience walked out after the first half-hour. I want my $9.00 back!
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Metascore
52 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 34
  3. Negative: 4 out of 34
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    20
    How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways.
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  2. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    75
    The highlights are the writing and the performances. There are real laughs to be had -- several scenes end on sharp, witty shards of dialogue. And whenever Eckhart, Northam or Ehle is the focus, the thing soars.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    63
    What Possession reminds us more than anything is that love is more exotic at the safe remove of history. The irony is that LaBute is more at home chronicling the present, yet that's where this movie falls apart.
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