An alcoholic drifter in the 'forties (Joaquin Phoenix) seeks some kind of salvation from a charlatan with echoes of L. Ron Hubbard (Philip Seymour Hoffman). "The Master" is a detailed enigma, a story full of resonant details that don't quite add up. Full of astonishing performances, from Phoenix and Hoffman, for sure, but also from Amy Adams and Laura Dern among others, the movie resists easy classification. It's more a story to meditate on, grounded in well-observed details and dynamics of a "movement," but without a simple thesis. I think it's great filmmaking; others may find it boring and impenetrable.
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