![]() ![]() The cult, for example, is fascinating, seductive and nightmarish, and John Hawkes delivers outstandingly, but on closer inspection it looks like a perfectly generic hippie cult of the classic Manson prototype, and we get no hints of what their philosophy actually is, or about the personalities of any of the members. It's probably because there's so much potential and so much to explore, and so little of it is actually brought to fruition, that I left the film with a bitter taste of a missed opportunity. It's a film that looks and sounds great, but unfortunately it doesn't mesh into a satisfying experience. It boasts two young talents who are showing tons of potential - director Sean Durkin and lead actress Elizabeth Olsen Olsen's performance is subtle and effective, and Durkin's directorial work creates a strong sense of atmosphere, which is aided by the superb cinematography of Jody Lee Lipes (who also had very little prior experience in feature length films). ![]() ![]() I'm tempted to give Martha Marcy May Marlene a higher rating than it deserves for what it could have been, not for what it is. ![]()
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