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“The Possession” (2012) (great, original title, by the way) is another film in a VERY long line of demonic possession movies/”Exorcist” ripoffs, and it has nothing special or noteworthy to distinguish it from any of the others. It is a generic, largely predictable, cliché-filled thriller with little to recommend it, and is not in any way scary. Nothing the possessed little girl does in the movie is scary in any way, nor is there any real indication (until the last 10 minutes) that she is possessed by anything; she just acts like a spoiled brat, looks pale, occasionally talks in a weird voice, and throws crockery on the floor. The only reason I saw it was because of the Raimi/Tapert involvement, which must have largely consisted of penning a few signatures and not much else.
To give the film credit, the first part of the movie is kind of creepy and spooky,Nike Eagles #91 Fletcher Cox Black Mens Stitched NFL Elite Pro Line Gold Collection Jersey, before the possession. The scene where they look in the girl’s room and see it filled with moths was very impressive. It also had good photography and music, and was atmospheric. The basic story is that this little girl finds a weird box at a yard sale, which is filled with bizarre trinkets. She mainly spends the first half acting weird and aloof. The film admittedly does start getting a little wonky during this part, when the father character (played by Javier Bardem’s twin brother, apparently) retrieves the box from his daughter’s classroom, in spite of the fact that (spoiler) her teacher was murdered there the day before and the place is a crime scene.
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However,Wholesale New York Yankees Jerseys, when the possession element finally kicks in halfway through, the film totally lost me and became increasingly painful by the minute. Once it is suggested that the box is a Jewish relic that might contain a demon, in the very next scene, the father character is trying to exorcise his daughter using the Torah, even though no indication has been given that he’s Jewish or accepts any of this stuff as factual. The film then becomes increasingly silly as the girl eats raw meat out of the fridge, smashes glasses, and yells at mommy, then says cliché junk like “WHO AM I?” Terrifying.
There are a number of unresolved plot threads in the film; for instance, the box originally belongs to an old woman who gets beat up by the evil spirit, then is shown in bandages screaming “NO! NO!” at the little girl as she takes the box away. At no point do the characters ever try to contact this woman to see what the deal with the box is. There is also a thankless sister character who is part of a hip-hop dance troupe, never referenced again after the first act. If they’re going to have those, why not have the dancers all become possessed as well, or have the possessed girl kill them during a dance competition or something? And what happens to the woman’s boyfriend who loses his teeth? (Admittedly,Wholesale Real Madrid Jerseys, the scene where his teeth dissolve was one of the few legitimately scary parts of the film, along with seeing the demon in the MRI). But then, do the doctors also see the demon in the MRI? And the girl’s dead teacher is never referenced again. And there’s also a scene where the kid stabs her dad with a fork, and he’s just okay in the next scene. And what about the whole child-abuse subplot? The film is a series of missed opportunities. |
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