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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThe Possession of Michael King is more scary than original.
- 60Village VoiceRob StaegerVillage VoiceRob StaegerAfter a promising start, rote possession imagery eventually becomes the focus, culminating in a by-the-numbers ending.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe director-screenwriter does manage to invest the familiar proceedings with some quirky, original touches.
- 42The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerAfter 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.
- 40The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayThe Possession Of Michael King has its share of jolts, but it becomes exhausting down the stretch, and disappointing for its squandered potential.
- 38McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreAs “found footage” horror movies go, The Possession of Michael King is more unpleasant than scary.
- 30Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiAlthough 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.
- 30VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangThat 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.
- 25RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoThe 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.
- 20The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisDim 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.