Possessor

Possessor

25/1/2020 1h 43m 6.4/10

Overview

Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.

Director

Brandon Cronenberg

Top Billed Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Girder

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

John Parse

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Tasya Vos

Rossif Sutherland

Rossif Sutherland

Michael Vos

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton

Ava Parse

Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott

Colin Tate

Reviews

SWITCH.

SWITCH.

10/21/2020

8/10

The Cronenberg name is tightly associated with the body horror genre, and rightfully so. 'Possessor' feels like a fever dream, delivering unsettling violence, thought-provoking creativity and remorseless direction. Its revelations about the monsters within, summed up in its shockingly grim climax, have a lasting resonance. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-possessor-engrossingly-gross-cronenbergian-body-horror

Repo Jack

Repo Jack

11/8/2020

7/10

I just wrote a review about how mainstream critics don't "get" horror, elevating attempts at filmmaking "art" over the basics that horror fans love. "Possessor" is an exception where critics (72 Metacritic Score) and users (7.6 Metacritic Score) agree that it's a pretty damn good flick. The acting is excellent. Andrea Riseborough from "Mandy" is creepy odd (again) as a mind-possessing assassin, and Christopher Abbott from "It Comes at Night" is a depressed AND possessed soul for the next assassination. There are too many adjectives to list to give the film justice, so here's just a few: disturbing, violent, bloody, mind-bending, visual, provocative, While Brandon Cronenberg may have a similar interest in melding technology and horror as his father David Cronenberg, he is introducing his own style and originality. Very much like like Joe Hill has done with father Stephen King. All of which is nothing but a bonus for horror fans.

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