Fantastic movie; we both rated it a 10.
The title reflects the uncertain self-identity and character of the lead actress; she doesn't know who she is; martha - the daughter of divorced parents and a sister who she has had less than ideal communication with (further details of her home life growing up are vague) or Marcy May - which is the name she was given by the cult leader, Patrick, or is she Marlene - the burgeoning leader in the cult who uses that name as an alias when she deals with the 'outside world'.
The movie is done in fairly frequent flashbacks which are sometimes momentarily confusing as to the time we are watching; whether its when she's at her sister's or at the commune but this temporary disorientation did not interfere with the movie's flow at all.
And basically the story is about Martha's stay in the cult and her eventual escape to her sister and brother-in-law's vacation home in New York. The cult's inherent evilness and violence and spirit-shattering and brain washing is only gradually shown; the creepiness and horror slowly build up from an ideal sun filled farm scene with tables laden with homegrown food to depravity.
Patrick, the cult leader, is a dead ringer for Manson. both in style and looks.
The film then continues toward the early part of Martha's stay with her sister while she tries to re-adjust to a life totally different than the one she had been in. She never does reveal anything about cult life to her sister so there is always a total lack of understanding as to why Martha is behaving in strange ways and saying inappropriate things.
It has one of those ambiguous and sudden endings which i both like and thoroughly dislike.
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