Netflix’s “Horse Girl” is a psychological thriller with some dark comedy parts that will certainly attract the UFO crowd with its abduction experiencer elements.
Star Alison Brie, who also co-wrote the film based upon her own mental health history, plays the role of Sarah, which can best be described as a loveable introvert who lives a simplistic life. While the day-to-day operations of her life are pedestrian, Sarah experiences odd occurrences like sleepwalking, missed time, and physical evidence of contact with something on the walls of her apartment, roof of her car, and her own body. Sarah, while navigating through her own personal life that includes the year-old death of her mother, starts to think these bizarre incidents could stem from an alien abduction, or she’s some sort of clone.
As Sarah’s mind begins to descend to madness, the audience is challenged to figure out if this is all in her head, or a real phenomena. The film could have benefited to be slightly longer to showcase her slow slip in sanity, as some part’s of her story feel rushed. Brie’s performance is one of her best, and proves why she’s one of Hollywood’s under-appreciated stars.
“Horse Girl” isn’t marketed as an UFO movie, but the script was well-researched in regards to what an experiencer goes through, and the associated theories like missing time, time travel, cloning, etc. The most important thing '“Horse Girl” does well besides show symptoms of an abduction, is to showcase how those who have these experiences feel, and how others view them.
-By MIKE DAMANTE