| 04. "Martha Marcy May Marlene" is the fourth best film of 2011. Supportive Claim1 #215321
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4. Martha Marcy May Marlene Newcomer Elizabeth Olsen -- sister of twins Mary-Kate and Ashley -- stuns as an impressionable woman fighting to escape the clutches of a calculating cult leader (John Hawkes). Or is she? Sean Durkin's Sundance hit dominated 2011's film festival circuit with a foreboding tone, menacing performances, and a twist ending that we're still discussing around the Filmcritic offices. "It is by every measure a smartly executed, beautifully understated thriller," our critic writes, "moving fluidly from suspense to dread and back again." |