Ava's Possessions
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Directed by | Jordan Galland |
Written by | Jordan Galland |
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Cinematography | Adrian Peng Correia |
Edited by | Jordan Galland Daniel Hahn |
Music by | Sean Lennon |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Ava's Possessions is a 2015 American
Plot
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While Ava is trying to piece together her missing 28 days she discovers blood stains on her floor. Ava's family is of little help, as Ava gets the impression they are hiding something. Her only clue to the person's identity is an engraved watch that leads her to Ben (Lou Taylor Pucci), who tells her that it belonged to his father. Sure that he is dead as a result of her, Ava lies to Ben about how she found the watch but ends up spending time with Ben. Lonely and confused as to what exactly caused her to become possessed, Ava agrees to help Hazel's demon return via a ritual, which results in Hazel getting committed. The ritual also leaves a tattoo on her neck, which Tony discovers. He throws her out of the program, as the tattoo makes it easy for the demon to return. Ava's family chooses to commit her but Ava manages to gain a lead on Ben's father via a prostitute. The prostitute is murdered before she can tell Ava anything. She is then recaptured and is put in a car with Roger, who is to take her to the asylum. However instead of taking her to the facility Roger instead tries to kiss her and reveals that he murdered the prostitute in order to keep her from telling anyone that he had visited her. She then discovers that while she did kill Ben's father, he was only in the apartment because he was a hitman that Roger had hired to murder her, as Ava had seen Roger with the prostitute and then joined the two of them for a sexual encounter. Roger drives Ava to Tony's now empty classroom, where he forces her to put on the necklace and bring back the demon, as he believes the two of them had a connection. While she’s possessed, Roger confesses his crimes in front of the facility's security cameras. Ava is able to control the demon and use its abilities to capture Roger. She then rips the necklace off.
The film ends with Ava rebuilding her life and working with Tony in the facility office. She soon begins to sense that the demon is near and accidentally causes some boxes to fall, revealing some old files on former possessed people. She discovers that her mother had also previously been possessed by the same demon, hinting that their bloodline is predisposed to possessions. Ava then recalls seeing a tattoo on her sister's neck, similar to the one she received during the ritual, making her realize that her sister had deliberately sent the demon into her in order to avoid getting possessed herself. Furious, Ava begins screaming and the office door swings open, showing the shadow of Ava's demon.
Cast
- Louisa Krause as Ava
- Annabelle Dexter-Jones as Hazel
- Wass Stevens as Tony
- Whitney Able as Jillian
- Lou Taylor Pucci as Ben
- Carol Kane as Talia
- William Sadler as Bernard
- Alysia Reiner as Noelle
- Dan Fogler as JJ Samson
- Joel de la Fuente as Escobar
- John Ventimiglia as Father Merrino
- Deborah Rush as Joanna
- Zachary Booth as Roger
- Geneva Carr as Darlene
- Jemima Kirke as Ivy
- Olivia Anton as little demon girl
Reception
Critical reception for Ava's Possessions has been mixed and the film holds a rating of 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews.[1] Entertainment Weekly wrote a mostly favorable review, criticizing it for having too many plot threads in one movie but stating that "Krause’s deadpan wit, coupled with the inspired scenes at Spirit Possessions Anoymous, make Ava’s Possessions a fun, fresh take on a genre staple."[2] Bloody Disgusting shared a similar opinion and noted that while the film was flawed, it had good acting and was "still a unique film that deserves a watch to see that not every possession film has to be told the same way."[3] The New York Times was more critical, writing that "Though at times pleasingly quirky, the story is too slackly written and insipidly photographed to entertain."[4]
References
- ^ "Ava's Possessions". Rotten Tomatoes. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ "'Ava's Possessions': EW review". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ "[Review] 'Ava's Possessions' Takes Post-Demonic Possession In a Fresh Direction - Bloody Disgusting!". Bloody Disgusting!. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
External links
- Official website
- Ava's Possessions at IMDb