The Possession of Michael King
Anchor Bay Films | Release Date: August 22, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzAug 21, 2014
The Possession of Michael King is more scary than original. Read full review
60
Village VoiceRob StaegerAug 19, 2014
After a promising start, rote possession imagery eventually becomes the focus, culminating in a by-the-numbers ending. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAug 20, 2014
The director-screenwriter does manage to invest the familiar proceedings with some quirky, original touches. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerAug 20, 2014
After an efficient start, The Possession Of Michael King drags, weighing itself down with genre conventions the filmmakers don’t seem to understand or care about. Read full review
40
The DissolveNoel MurrayAug 21, 2014
The Possession Of Michael King has its share of jolts, but it becomes exhausting down the stretch, and disappointing for its squandered potential. Read full review
38
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreAug 19, 2014
As “found footage” horror movies go, The Possession of Michael King is more unpleasant than scary. Read full review
30
VarietyJustin ChangAug 24, 2014
That Jung and his collaborators haven’t found any new angles to explore in this endlessly overworked religio-horror claptrap would matter far less if they had a firmer grasp of form and technique. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiAug 24, 2014
Although this film doesn't miss the whole point of found footage as the recent "Into the Storm" did, Jung does little to help suspend our disbelief. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoAug 22, 2014
The Possession of Michael King becomes one of the most plodding, dull exercises in horror in a very long time. The most horrific moment for this viewer came when I checked the time on my screener to realize it was only about half over. Read full review
20
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 21, 2014
Dim in wits and lighting, The Possession of Michael King strains our eyes, spits on our intelligence and saps our generosity of spirit. Relatively untaxed, however, is the part of the brain that processes new experiences: There’s scarcely a shot or an idea in this first feature from David Jung that we haven’t seen many times before. Read full review
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