Review of Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) by Kerby H — 28 Nov 2013

This was an excellent psychological drama with an impressive performance by Elizabeth Olsen. She plays a young woman who escapes from a cult and stays with her sister, but still has memories of the life she left behind that interfere with her ability to reintegrate.

The whole story is rather subdued, but has some moments of quiet intensity and pain. I also liked how the story of her past and her present are intercut and told side by side, with each event having a parallel in or triggering a memory of something that happened to her before.

The only downside was (what I felt to be) a rather anti-climactic ending. Other than that, it was a great indie film.