Sarah, a socially isolated arts and crafts store employee, finds herself more content in the company of horses and supernatural crime shows than people. But when a series of strangely surreal dreams upend the simplicity of her waking life, Sarah struggles to distinguish her visions from reality. A darkly humorous psychological thriller about a woman's search for the truth, however abstract it may be.... (Full plot summary below)
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Sarah, a socially isolated arts and crafts store employee, finds herself more content in the company of horses and supernatural crime shows than people. But when a series of strangely surreal dreams upend the simplicity of her waking life, Sarah struggles to distinguish her visions from reality. A darkly humorous psychological thriller about a woman's search for the truth, however abstract it may be.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperBrie’s performance is open and honest and disturbing and funny and lovely and resonant. The work is so good and so convincing that even when Sarah is spouting the craziest of her mad theories, there’s a small part of us that wonders if Sarah’s truth is the real truth. We certainly believe SHE believes. |
| RogerEbert.comNick AllenThe sincerity that Brie brings to her full-fledged embodiment of mental illness is major, and in turn helps Horse Girl overcome its tricky storytelling. |
| VarietyJessica KiangThe transgressiveness of Baena and Brie’s strange and sorrowful Horse Girl, is in how it turns the simplistic, inauthentic tweeness of the generic, quirky indie comedy in on itself to produce a rare and piercingly compassionate exploration of the sorts of madness that come from intense loneliness, and the intense loneliness that comes from being regarded as mad. |
| SlashfilmChris EvangelistaIt exists in its own little world, blending genres with surprisingly strong results. What starts off seeming like a quirky rom-com quickly morphs into something far more disturbing, and strange. |
| Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshOstensibly, this is a tragedy about mental illness, and the way that someone can slip through the cracks in society without family, friends and a network of support. But Horse Girl is far more subversive and playful than just that, allowing for Sarah’s peculiar reality to envelope our own. |
| Film ThreatAlan NgEnter Horse Girl with an open mind and enjoy the ride. |
| Wall Street JournalDorothy RabinowitzNo one in her world can explain her lack of self-regard, her increasingly strange behavior, all symptoms that lead to scenes of riveting tension, much of it due to the subtlety Ms. Brie brings to the role of Sarah—notwithstanding a deluge of schlock involving paranormal visitations. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeWhatever exactly is going on (a misguided few will debate the literal meaning of closing scenes), the film is more serious than it appears; though odd and not for everyone, it's an ideal vehicle for Brie, using qualities she's displayed in excellent small-screen roles as an entry point to disturbing inner states. |
| The PlaylistJason BaileyBrie’s work is worth celebrating, and the ambition of the project is admirable. But a picture like this has to float on more than good intentions. |
| IndieWireKate ErblandBrie’s delicate performance nearly rescues both Sarah and “Horse Girl” from falling into the awkward traps it sets for itself, hedging on the tough stuff in favor of weirdness for its own sake, faux-arty style over anything that could offer the slightest interest in healing, for either its star or her story. |
