The scariest thing about Martha Marcy May Marlene is that it actually could happen. Jody Lee Lipes' cinematography is eerily distant and then uncomfortably close the mixed bag reflects Martha's psyche in an interesting way. She gives quiet moments great momentum, and is an actress to keep an eye on. Elizabeth Olsen does a helluva job as Martha, giving her dewey eyed complexity, both bewilderment, shock, disgust, and intrigue. It is the isolation and the trouble that comes with that, that Martha really suffers from- the cult has a certain way of thinking and the film geniously explores the psychological persuasion into a way of thinkingthe way that the cult tries to make their ethics and morality universal is a terrifying, and intriguing thing.

An intriguing analytical mess of reality, memory, and fantasy, Martha Marcy May Marlene is about a paranoia, an extreme desire to escape the past, though it always comes back to haunt you. The really crazy thing about this film is that it's quietness is only juxtaposed by the really messed up things that are happening in the plot. Durkin's sensibility as a director shines with this film, and shows undeniable promise. Sean Durkin's first feature is quite the trip.

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