If you expect some spine-chilling scenes that will make you
pop out of your couch while watching “The Possession”, then you are mistaken.
This movie is not about chills and thrills. It is surprising, but I did not
even have nightmares after seeing the film. The movie is based on a true story.
It is realistic and the scenes are refined to the scope of actual events that
take place in our lives.
It begins at a slow pace and gradually boils down to the
drifting relationships in a family. Clyde Brenek and Stephanie Brenek are a
married couple who plan to divorce. Jeffrey Dean Morgan has played the role of
Clyde and Kyra Sedgwick has acted the role of Stephanie. It is evident that
Clyde has failed to gain the love and respect of his daughters Hannah and
Emily. Clyde eyes on his career the most and his job is to coach college
students to play basket ball. He plans to coach a team in North Carolina.
One day during the weekend, Clyde and his two daughters make
a visit to a yard sale where Emily chances upon a weird appearing box without
any seams. It appears carved on all sides. The three of them take the box home
and try to open it. That’s when they find out that the box cannot be opened and
whoever designed the box didn’t want it to be opened. Somehow Emily manages to
open it up and she finds dead insects and certain strange things inside. That’s
when circumstances change and unexpected events happen in the family.
Emily loses control over herself and she starts behaving in
an unusual way. She misbehaves with anyone who tries to take the box away from
her. Clyde is perplexed. He agreed to buy the box as Emily was always attached
to him and she loved him a lot. However there’s a turn of events when the
previous owner of the box decides to take possession of it. Emily reacts
violently. Little does she realize that her life has been taken control by the
demon.
During the initial stages Clyde and Stephanie are under the
impression that Emily is acting weirdly just because she is in her adolescent
stages. She goes to the extent of stabbing her father with a knife and even
violently clings on to the box when one of her classmates tries to take it away
from her. To top it, certain unusual insects begin infesting their new house. Jay
Brazeau who plays the role of Clyde’s friend has contributed to the humor in
certain scenes.
In spite of crawly scenes that have been beautifully shot,
the movie has failed to create the overall impact of an original horror movie.
In a nut shell, there are creepy moments but there could have been more. It was
of course mixed with emotions that quivered me in certain scenes. The film starts
at a slow pace comprising of normal events which occur in the family. Then
there is a gradual turn of events which turn out to be eerie. If you are still
apprehensive about watching the film, take a look at the trailer available
online.
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