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BACKWOODS MARCY
Produced and Directed by Dawn Murphy and David Lee
Marcy/Hooker – Dawn Murphy
Donald – David LeeI didn’t think I would like BACKWOODS MARCY, not one bit. I don’t know what surprised me more, how well the movie was made, or how well Dawn Murphy could act.
David Lee stars as Donald, a businessman who looses his way while on a business trip in the New Jersey Pines and swamplands. He asks directions from Marcy, a woman who calls the swamplands her home. A woman so foul, Donald needs to lean out the car window to gasp for air. After kicking Marcy out of the car, Donald accidentally runs her over. This is the icing on the cake for our little nutcase Marcy, she’s officially in love!
The rest of the movie Marcy rapes, hunts, tortures, cages, and …uh… rapes poor Donald. She’s more than willing to give the machete to anyone who tries to come between her and her new man. As Marcy, Dawn Murphy does a fantastic job while buried under a layer of mud and muck. At times I thought I could smell her in my living room. Her performance reminded me of Cameron Diaz in Being John Malkovitch. It always seems a braver acting choice to preform in ugliness rather than hide behind glamour.
My biggest kudos go out to the Director of Photography. Since no name was listed in the credits, I assume this position was handled by Murphy and Lee. From the opening shot of David’s car driving into frame, the film simply looked beautiful. Filmmakers can learn a lot about composition from watching MARCY. The film is shot mostly with a static camera, something I usually don’t like, but the visuals are so striking that this can be overlooked. They have a snapshot quality about them. It helps give the film bite. The things that hurt the most are the things we are the most familiar.
I can’t go into the story and plot because there really isn’t one. Everything is pretty straightforward. What Marcy wants, Marcy gets, and what Marcy gets, Marcy will do whatever it takes to keep. Do yourself a favor and get Marcy.
Available from Sharkey Video