Talentville Mini-Coverage for Marsh Majesty

Marsh Majesty is a pretty straight-forward suspense/crime picture about a family man whose life is ruined - shortly after he hires a sexy nanny to take care of his little girl Natalie (who has Down’s Syndrome). London vanishes, and is soon presumed dead, and Brooks becomes the prime suspect in her murder.

On the plus side, the script never really drags too much - and we do find Brooks to be an appealing lead. In addition, Janelle, Brooks’ sister, is also a good character. She’s a lawyer, and she tries her best to defend Brooks - but she winds up encouraging him to accept a plea deal, since she knows they can’t win their case. The plot, in general, is also mostly fine and credible.

The primary issue the script faces is that it is simply not at all difficult for us to predict. Truth be told, we are pretty far ahead of these characters and the rather obvious, generic plot almost the entire time. Everything is a bit too familiar, and we wish that there were some better surprises and twists throughout the entire piece.