Review of Horse Girl (2020) by Nobodyyouknow — 16 Aug 2020

Decidedly ambiguous take on mental illness. While there are moments/scenes where it's difficult to know if what we're seeing is actually happening, Sarah's descent becomes more obvious as the movie progresses, though some might want the see the ending as "proof" that Sarah was sane.

Brie is spectacular as Sarah. It feels like she plays Sarah's descent just right. Despite what appears to be Sarah's clear mental decline, I found myself wondering in the dream-like sequence toward the end whether some of what I was seeing was really happening in the movie's reality. It feels like that was intentional -- I assume the goal was to make the viewer experience the same difficulty distinguishing reality from fantasy as Sarah was experiencing.

While Horse Girl might leave things too open-ended for some viewers, those who are ok with ambiguity will appreciate the overall excellent execution. I found myself pondering the film and it's imagery well after the credits rolled.