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Possession (2002)
Articles and Reviews

Scores from Reviews Nationwide
Given to Neil LaBute's "Possession"

Numerical average of these graded scores: 67.3 (out of 100)
  Average score is 2.7 stars out of 4, or a "B-"

RottenTomatoes.com freshness score: 62%
  124 reviews counted: 77 positive; 47 negative

[In the table below, the column labeled "RT.c" shows a plus or minus sign, indicating whether the RottenTomatoes.com website rated the review mainly positive (+) or negative (-).]

SourceReview AuthorRT.cGradeGrade
as #
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Ken Hanke + 5 stars (out of 5) 100
Detroit News Susan Stark + 4 stars (out of 4) 100
San Francisco Examiner Jeffrey M. Anderson + 4 stars (out of 4) 100
Blunt Review Emily Blunt + 4 stars (out of 4) 100
The Journal News (New York) Marshall Fine + A- 92
Citysearch.com Michael K. Phillips + 9 (out of 10) 90
ComingSoon.net Mirko Parlevliet + 9 (out of 10) 90
Karina Montgomery's Movie Reviews Karina Montgomery + 4.5 (out of 5) 89
Contra Costa Times Mary F. Pols + 3.5 stars (out of 4) 88
Compuserve Harvey S. Karten + 3.5 stars (out of 4) 88
San Diego Union-Tribune David Elliott + 3.5 stars (out of 4) 88
Salt Lake Tribune Vince Horiuchi + 3.5 stars (out of 4) 88
Q Network Film Desk James Kendrick + 3.5 stars (out of 4) 88
Reel.com Rod Armstrong + 3.5 stars (out of 4) 88
Popcorn Gallery Shannon Patrick Sullivan + 3.5 stars (out of 4) 88
Light Views John Larsen + $7.00 (out of $8.00) 86
Apollo Movie Guide Jon Lap + 85 (out of 100) 85
One Guy's Opinion.com Frank Swietek + B+ 84
Norman Transcript Jim Chastain + B+ 84
Apollo Movie Guide Brian Webster + 83 (out of 100) 83
Haro Online Haro Pretty Good 83
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Jack Garner + 8 (out of 10) 80
JoBlo's Movie Emporium Berge Garabedian + 8 (out of 10) 80
Modamag.com Brian Orndorf + 8 (out of 10) 80
Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies Mr. Cranky + 4 stars (out of 5) 78
Dallas Morning News Philip Wuntch + B 75
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Eleanor Ringel Gillespie + B 75
Supercalafragalistic.com John Venable + 7.5 (out of 10) 75
Los Angeles Daily News Glenn Whipp + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
Mark Reviews Movies Mark Dujsik + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
New York Post Lou Lumenick + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
Toronto Star Peter Howell + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
Arizona Daily Star Phil Villarreal + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
Deseret News Jeff Vice + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Jack Zink + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
La Presse, Montreal + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
David Keyes' Cinema 2000 David Keyes + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
James Berardinelli Reelviews James Berardinelli + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
Box Office Magazine Annlee Ellingson + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
Palo Alto Weekly Jeanne Aufmuth + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
Filmiliar Cineaste + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
eye Catharine Tunnacliffe 3 stars (out of 4) 75
SPLICEDwire Rob Blackwelder + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
Aisle Seat Mike McGranaghan + 3 stars (out of 4) 75
Steve Rhodes' Internet Reviews Steve Rhodes + 3 (out of 4) 75
SusanGranger.com Susan Granger + 7 (out of 10) 70
Screen It! + 7 (out of 10) 70
Window to the Movies Jeffrey Chen + 7 (out of 10) 70
Utah County Daily Herald/Land of Eric Eric D. Snider + B- 67
KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) Danny Minton + B- 67
E! Online + B- 67
Reeling Reviews Laura Clifford + B- 67
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland Gerry Shamray + 3.5 (out of 5) 67
TheMovieChicks.com Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone + 3.5 (out of 5) 67
Goatdog's Movie Reviews Michael W. Phillips, Jr. + 3.5 (out of 5) 67
Film Snobs Jimmy O + 3.5 (out of 5) 67
CrankyCritic.com Chuck Schwartz + $6.50 (out of $10.00) 65
Time Out New York Mike D'Angelo + 64 (out of 100) 64
Fantastica Daily Staci Layne Wilson + 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
TheMovieBoy.com Dustin Putman + 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington - 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
Kansas City Star Robert W. Butler - 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
Miami Herald Connie Ogle - 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
St. Paul Pioneer Press Chris Hewitt + 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
Movie Parables Michael Elliott + 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
Globe and Mail Rick Groen - 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
Toronto Life - 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
Ogden Standard-Examiner Steve Salles   2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
Slant Magazine Ed Gonzalez - 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Gemma Tarlach - 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
Mr. Brown's Movies Michael Dequina - 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
MovieHabit.com Marty Mapes - 2.5 stars (out of 4) 63
That Cow - 6 out of 10 60
Houston Chronicle Eric Harrison - C+ 59
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Philip Martin - C+ 59
Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold - C+ 59
Arizona Republic David Appleby + 3 stars (out of 5) 56
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) Bob Bloom + 3 stars (out of 5) 56
Sacramento News & Review Jim Lane - 3 stars (out of 5) 56
Orlando Sentinel Roger Moore - 3 stars (out of 5) 56
Orlando Weekly Steve Schneider - 3 stars (out of 5) 56
CultureDose.com Rachel Gordon - 3 stars (out of 5) 56
Movieman's Guide to the Movies Brian Oliver - 3 stars (out of 5) 56
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman - C 50
Ozus' World Movie Reviews Dennis Schwartz - C 50
AboutFilm.com Dominic Varle - C 50
Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea - 2 stars (out of 4) 50
Sacramento Bee Joe Baltake - 2 stars (out of 4) 50
Newsday John Anderson - 2 stars (out of 4) 50
Lawrence Journal-World Jon Niccum - 2 stars (out of 4) 50
Greenwich Village Gazette Eric Lurio + 2.5 stars (out of 5) 45
Denver Rocky Mountain News Robert Denerstein - C- 42
Planet Sick-Boy Jon Popick - 4 out of 10 40
Las Vegas Mercury Bob Grimm - 2 stars (out of 5) 34
TV Guide Online Ken Fox - 2 stars (out of 5) 34
DVDTalk.com G. Noel Gross - 2 stars (out of 5) 34
3BlackChicks Review Rose 'Bams' Cooper - 2 stars (out of 5) 34
Ultimate Movies! Eugene Novikov - D 25
Matinee Magazine Jeremiah Kipp - D 25
Film Freak Central Walter Chaw - 1 star (out of 4) 25
FilmCritic.com Jeremiah Kipp - 1.5 stars (out of 5) 23



The following reviews did not include a "grade":
SourceReview AuthorRT.c
Ebert & Roeper Richard Roeper +
Wolf Entertainment Guide William Wolf +
Philadelphia Daily News Gary Thompson +
L.A. Weekly Ella Taylor +
Arizona Republic Bill Muller +
Rediff.com Jeet Thayil +
Zap2it.com Vanessa Sibbald +
Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek +
Rolling Stone Peter Travers +
New York Observer Rex Reed +
Variety Todd McCarthy +
The Movie Mom Nell Minow +
The Oregonian Shawn Levy +
Detroit Free Press Terry Lawson +
Flick Filosopher MaryAnn Johanson +
Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt +
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert +
CNN Paul Clinton +
Cozzi Fan Tutti Celluloid Musings Jill Cozzi +
Spirituality & Health Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat +
Toronto Sun / Jam! Movies Liz Braun +
Film Journal International Erica Abeel +
DVDTalk.com D.K. Holm +
The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Mark Palermo -
The Film Hobbit Joshua Tyler -
Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan -
New York Times A. O. Scott -
New York Observer Andrew Sarris -
Seattle Times Moira Macdonald -
New Times L.A. Andy Klein -
East Hampton Independent Ben Kenigsberg -
CultureVulture.net Arthur Lazere -
Sun Publications (Chicago) Josh Larsen -
eFilmCritic.com James E. Laczkowski -
Hollywood Bitchslap Thom Fowler -
San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle -
Washington Post Stephen Hunter -
Village Voice J. Hoberman -
Washington Post Eric Brace -
Pasadena Weekly John Esther -
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt -
RyanCracknell.com Ryan Cracknell -
FilmsInReview.com Victoria Alexander -

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