the possession(2012)

1/5

This is the perfect example of a clichéd horror movie. There is the man who is estranged from his wife. He has two children, both girls. One day one of the girls picks up a box from a yard sale. The box looks sinister but still the ‘silly’ girl makes her father buy it. And lo and behold, strange things start happening. There is the mandatory exorcism thrown in. however, it has a Jewish twist to it. You see, the box has a malevolent spirit.

The movie is mediocre in all the respects. The direction is pathetic, the editing is particularly shoddy and the less written about the acting, and the better it is.

The actor is a Javier Bardem look alike and that is the best thing you can write about him. The girls are shrill and irritating and you actually are never able to empathize with them.

This is a PG 13 horror movie and hence the nasty things happen off camera. There is not a single moment which will shock you or grip you. It is a complete waste of time that has to be avoided at all costs. That this managed to earn nearly seventy million at the US box office is nothing short of a miracle.

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