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Possession
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Rating:
pros: Warm romantic movie
cons: Predictable ending
Warm and exciting...
I adored this movie, it was exciting in the terms of the two characters uncovering a long ago love a... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: Absorbing contemporary English scholastic environment, and scenery.
cons: Flash-back bits may be boring.
UK contemporary scholastic/romantic/scenic flick for $3
For $3, how can you lose? For the somewhat lazy reader, the AS Byatt novels are hard going, compared... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: Truly interesting. Vivid look. Solid acting.
cons: Occasionally feels overly literary and contrived.
Intriguing.
**Warning! Mild Spoilers Ahead!** Although love is a primary theme in this movie, "Possession" is... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: Northam and Ehle. The Victorian look and feel. Nice score.
cons: Paltrow and Eckhart. The modern settings.
A.S. Byatt's Possession: Once again, Hollywood trashes a damn fine novel.
I had been looking forward to watching this adaptation of the bestselling novel Possession. E... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: Paltrow, Northam, and Ehle rise above the material
cons: Feels like a diary
The Summer Of '59 (1859, That Is)
Im not sure why director Neil LaBute thought that adapting A.S. Byatts novel, Possession, to the... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: A wonderful romance told in story and filmmaking.
cons: Perhaps it could be longer.
Intelligent Romance Par Excellence
My Perspective In my view, films should be evaluated on their merits as art, enter... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: Great movie that enter-weaves history
cons: not a guy flick
Possession of a Poet
This is a good film, and this is coming from a hardcore actions kind of girl. Possession mingles ol... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: The looks of Aaron Eckhart, the performance and looks of Gwyneth Paltrow. Escoffier's photography.
cons: The drab, prosaic screenplay, and almost everything else.
Who Owns POSSESSION? A.S. Byatt? Neil LaBute? Or Dracula?
Anyone who has lived in Europe is conscious of existing in contiguity, not just within ones grandpar... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: Aaron Eckhart; the thread set in the past.
cons: The thread set in the present.
One half of an affecting romance
Given his twisted track record, one could plausibly be led to believe that Neil LaBute's Possessi... See Full Review
Product Details
| Key Information | |
| Genre | Dramas |
| Directors | Barry Levinson |
| Actors | Tom Hollander |
| Stars | Gwyneth Paltrow |
| UPC | 025192240324 |
| Running Time | 1hr 43min |
| Available Formats | VHS |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Subgenre | Romances |
| Release Date | 2002 |
| Languages | |
| Original Language | English |
| DVD Editions | |
| DVD Editions | <Edition><item name="format">DVD</item><item name="runtime">1hr 43min</item><item name="company">Universal Studios Home Video</item><item name="date">February 11, 2003</item><item name="rating">PG-13 (MPAA)</item><item name="upc">025192240324</item></Edition> |
| VHS Editions | |
| VHS Editions | <Edition><item name="format">VHS</item><item name="runtime">1hr 43min</item><item name="company">Universal Studios Home Video</item><item name="date">February 11, 2003</item><item name="rating">PG-13 (MPAA)</item><item name="upc">096896073334</item><item name="sound">Sound Features: HiFi</item></Edition> |
| Credits | |
| Screenwriter | Neil LaBute |
| Professional Reviews | |
| Professional Reviews | (08/16/2002, p.E11, A. O. Scott): "...An unusually smart and credible example of the genre..." |
