Genre:
Drama
Directed
by: Sean Durkin
Cast:
Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson
Running
time: 102 minutes
After escaping from the cult with whom she
was living, Martha finds refuge with her sister Lucy and her husband Ted. As
she tries to find comfort with the only true family she has left, Martha is
still haunted by her past and by the controlling cult leader Patrick. As her behavior
becomes more and more unusual, Lucy and Ted are finding it harder and harder to
live with their visitor who still will not say what happened to her.
This film was Elizabeth Olsen’s breakout
role. She was truly amazing as the traumatized Martha, a woman still trying to
wrap her head around what she had to go through all the while having to learn
to live in a normal environment again. You can see the anguish in her face; it
feels very real.
Martha Marcy May Marlene is a very good
psychological drama. At first, I felt like the ending came a little abruptly,
but I get it: This is a character-study, the events are secondary. The movie
went back and forth between Martha’s past with the cult and her time with her
family. The way that was done was a little confusing at times; I had to rewind
a few times to get back on track. Besides that, no complaint on my part in
regards to this film.
Rating:
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