Writer/Director Zal Batmanglij, along with co-Writer and
Star Brit Marling (Another Earth), has created a strong Erin-Brockovich-goes-rogue eco-thriller
with The
East.
Marling plays Sarah, an employee of a corporate security
firm, who goes undercover to infiltrate an eco-terrorist group that perpetrates
clever turn-about-is-fair-play revenge gambits on disreputable corporations. Eventually, she begins to bond with the
group and has to come to terms with how far she is willing to bend her
principles.
For me, the real mystery is if and how far Brit Marling will go
to bend her indie filmmaker principles?
Ms. Marling is one of the most beautiful actresses that has ever been on
screen. She is potentially the American Cate
Blanchett or Naomi Watts. Will she keep
the integrity of her co-Star, the fabulous Patricia Clarkson, or the likes of
Parker Posey or will she let fame and Hollywood turn her into a celebrity
performer like Julia Roberts? It will be
an interesting process to follow.
In any case, with the fine performances of Ellen Page,
Alexander Skarsgård and Julia Ormond, along with that of Marling, I give The
East a 4 out of 5.
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