Tasya Vos is a corporate agent who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of the company. While she has a special gift for the work, her experiences on these jobs have caused a dramatic change in her, and in her own life she struggles to suppress violent memories and urges. As her mental strain intensifies, she begins to lose control, and soon she finds herself trapped in the mind of a man whose id... (Full plot summary below)
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Tasya Vos is a corporate agent who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of the company. While she has a special gift for the work, her experiences on these jobs have caused a dramatic change in her, and in her own life she struggles to suppress violent memories and urges. As her mental strain intensifies, she begins to lose control, and soon she finds herself trapped in the mind of a man whose identity threatens to destroy her own.
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| SlashfilmChris EvangelistaIt is a singular work – one so ghastly, so unique, and so brutal that it will awe some and disgust others. |
| Film ThreatNorman GidneyCronenberg has created a mind-bending trip of a movie with more to say than your average actioner and is supported by spectacular performances and make-up and practical effects that seal the deal. Brace yourself. Possessor is brilliant. |
| The New York TimesGlenn KennyPossessor is a shocking work that moves from disquieting to stressful with ruthless dispatch. |
| The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdIn the end, Possessor privileges the visceral over the cerebral. Which is not to deny that it lands somewhere rather provocative as a character study. |
| Original-CinJim SlotekThere may be a lot of questions unanswered in Possessor, but there’s feverish imagination at work. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe final third of this grim, accomplished film felt sluggish to me; just when he might’ve profitably gone crazier with the scenario, and the storytelling rhythm, Cronenberg putters and lets the audience get out ahead of the developments. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovPossessor is queasy-smart near-masterpiece of psychotronic slippage. Like its protagonist’s risky psychogenic recollections, it’ll stick with you whether you’d like it to or not. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzBut like Tasya, Possessor succeeds in getting under your skin. If this is just a taste of what Brandon Cronenberg has in store for cinema, then long live the new flesh. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThere's an emotional logic to the action and imagery, carrying viewers along even if they're not quite sure if they're rooting for the innocent man or his troubled attacker. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreIf Possessor ultimately feels more like a testament to its director’s excellent taste in influences than a film that entirely gels in itself, it’s still a thoroughly troubling watch. |
