Synopsis
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
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Cast
- Gwyneth PaltrowMaud Bailey
- Aaron EckhartRoland Mitchell
- Jeremy NorthamRandolph Henry Ash
- Jennifer EhleChristabel LaMotte
- Lena HeadeyBlanche Glover
- Holly AirdEllen Ash
- Toby StephensFergus Wolfe
- Trevor EveCropper
- Georgia MackenziePaola
- Tom HollanderEuan
Recommandations
- 75
Portland Oregonian
The highlights are the writing and the performances. There are real laughs to be had -- several scenes end on sharp, witty shards of dialogue. And whenever Eckhart, Northam or Ehle is the focus, the thing soars. - 75
ReelViews
Compelling material, especially for those who believe that the lives and loves of the dead can impact the trajectory of the existences of the living. - 70
Wall Street Journal
A romance, a detective story, a comedy and a fable. Such a mishmash prevents it from being a standout in any of those categories. -- It's lovely to look at, though, and it's ultimately carried to success on the back of a strong story. - 63
New York Daily News
What Possession reminds us more than anything is that love is more exotic at the safe remove of history. The irony is that LaBute is more at home chronicling the present, yet that's where this movie falls apart. - 63
Miami Herald
It is entertaining enough to send intelligent viewers (but only the intelligent ones) in search of the book. - 50
Austin Chronicle
The film is by no means a disaster. Possession is prettily performed, prettily put-together. Yet, for a story set so firmly in the center of a fire, LaBute and his players have suited themselves in some mighty flame-retardant threads. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
An intelligent literary mystery story that holds interest and is intermittently affecting, but it never soars. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The movie is intelligent yet lifeless; it's all wisps and abstractions.
