Is “Sound of My Voice”, the latest film from indie princess
Brit Marling, an undercover science fiction story masquerading as a cautionary
tale about cults? Or is it a story about cults in the guise of sci-fi? A case
can be made either way, but I lean towards the former—that “Sound of My Voice”
is covert sci-fi. Whichever way you approach, however, this is a quiet, inventive,
subtly enthralling little film. Marling, who co-wrote the script with
first-time director Zal Batmanglij, delivers a standout performance in this
film that does a lot with very little. You start watching only to realize,
somewhere along the line, that you’re hooked.
