A Possessão

While totally lacking in atmosphere, I still liked this movie, even as huge fan of horror. But it almost didn't even seem like a horror film, more an episode of CSI or something.

What was entirely unique & original was the ending for sure! And the rest of the story was original as well, if perhaps a tad awkward in an amateurish way.

The originality factor almost makes this a don't-miss for horror fans. But it wasn't scary, more like visually shocking, but without the atmosphere. With excellent visual props, & a few clever scene progressions, not to give too much away.

Honestly, I'd love to see this one redone with some ambience. Still a good watch though.

Bad script, bad acting, questionable camerawork and full of horror cliches. Some nice costumes and set deco. The main problem is the script. Forces the actors into totally artificial reactions to the point of humor. Unfortunately it's not a comedy and the film takes itself seriously. Whoever gave this film a seven rating is completely misleading. I don't want to give spoilers in the event someone wants to give it a try on a boring Friday evening when there's absolutely nothing else to do and you just can't fall asleep early. I would suggest it's better to was dishes. Overall don't waste your time.

The writing, filming, and acting was pretty OK. I do love Vernon Wells and respect him greatly in the industry, so I rented it just out of respect for him. He was great but everything else was just OK. The story could have been better. And the idea could have been better. The acting besides Vernon was just ok. The fear factor was creepy at times but not great. For me the film hit dead center in the end at 5/10. Watch it for yourself though and you can decide. This is all subjective anyway right? It is not the best movie ever made, but an ok horror movie with an ok story. Anyway, it was a fun movie. But yeah, just not great.

This movie suffered from lack of FX budget. There were, I will admit, three scenes with good monsters, but that is all. Also, it confused Christian demonism with ancient American demonism. The acting was alright I guess, but nothing really happened for most of the movie. Also, a few plot arcs were left unfinished. Not worth buying, and really not worth watching unless your only other choice is watching patin dry.

This feels more like a modern Central American horror film than a North American possession film. Think "Terrified" in terms of storytelling, cinematography and monster design. Some of the lighting feels amateurish, particularly in outdoor scenes, but otherwise a decent watch. It has more of the scares typical of something like Hellhouse LLC. And while it doesn't succeed as well as that series does in terms of the horror lurking behind or near a character moving closer and closer. It still hits and it the severity of its' hits outweigh its' misses.

One major complaint that bothered me in the movie was (without spoilers) the detective. Whoever hired that guy needs to get both their own and his head examined.