November 2, 2007
Although the pacing is a bit slow, I was eventually won over by this romantic tale.
Aaron Eckhart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Holly Aird
A pair of literary sleuths unearth the amorous secret of two Victorian poets only to find themselves falling under a passionate spell.
DVD Release Date: February 11, 2003
Stats: 346 reviews
Flixster Reviews (346)
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September 9, 2007This movie is great! Its got some romance and a lot of twists and turns as you find out the mystery behind Ash's and LaMotte's lifes!
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April 5, 2009Magnificent, interesting plot and clever cinematic tricks shifting back and forth between time periods, some of the overall highlights involve the clever means by which these transitions are carried out
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October 25, 2008Sappy love story that I loved. Half uncovering the past, half finding what's right in front of you.
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November 8, 2009A nice mix of romance and mystery. Putting together the missing pieces of the past, and discovering a new relationship. I thought the story was really good, with a few good twists. I found it quite enjoyable to watch.
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October 11, 2009Its an ok love story, and i really liked the storyline especially the endigalthough i didnt quite understand why the roance betweeen Ehle and Northam ended?
Other than that i liked thismovei although a bit slow in places and they killed off lena headey i quite enjoyed this roman...( read more) -
August 26, 2009A sweet, slow, literary romance. Northam and Ehle's love story is just gorgeous; Paltrow's and Eckhart's, a little less so. It actually starts out well, but once they get past the halfway mark and something actually happens between them things unravel into a conflict less excitin...( read more)
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July 13, 2009Roland Michell is an American scholar in London on a fellowship to study the great Randolph Henry Ash. Ash is best known for the rapturous poems he dedicated to his wife. he soon makes a discovery of a love letter to mystery women and recruits the help of Maud Bailey a by-the-boo...( read more)
Critic Reviews
August 16, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
August 16, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It's potentially exciting material, but what we see onscreen is somewhat less than that. full review
August 16, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Straightforward and old-fashioned in the best possible senses of both those words, Possession is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it. full review
August 16, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It's sexy to observe two couples who think and debate their connections, who quote poetry to each other, who consciously try to enhance their relationships by seeking metaphors and symbols they can at... full review
August 15, 2002
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Possession is in the end an honorable, interesting failure. It falls far short of poetry, but it's not bad prose. full review
August 15, 2002
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
A bad French Lieutenant's Woman-like romance. full review
August 14, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Maud and Roland's search for an unknowable past makes for a haunting literary detective story, but LaBute pulls off a neater trick in Possession: He makes language sexy. full review
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May 31, 2009This drama does a nice job interweaving two separate romances from different eras. Part drama, part mystery, part Jane Austenish. While it's one of Paltrow's weaker performances, this film's worth viewing.
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