Proves that fresh new work can be done in the horror genre if the director follows his or her own shadowy muse.
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09/27/07
May (2003)
68 %
Reviews Counted: 63 Fresh: 43 Rotten:20 Average Rating: 6.1/10
Consensus:
Above average slasher flick.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Synopsis: As a child, May (Angela Bettis) had a lazy eye and had to wear a patch, which kept other children from befriending her. Her mother gave her a handmade doll, which became her only companion. Now, as a young adult, the doll is still May's only friend. But when she meets Adam (Jeremy Sisto) at a coffee... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris, James Duval, Nichole M. Hiltz
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06/30/07
Benefits from bursts of gory black humor as well as Bettis' riveting performance.
01/09/06
MAY is a very nasty and disturbing little horror film that the viewer will probably either love or hate. It is very unpleasant see and at the same time mesmerizing.
03/30/05
O terror originado pela loucura da protagonista foge do apelativo e investe no dramático, levando o espectador não apenas a temer May, mas a sentir compaixão pela garota.
10/30/04
Lucky Mckee's film works better as a misfit character study than it does a purebred slasher flick.
01/27/04
McKee's directing and screenwriting are unusually low-key for a psychological horror thriller, and Bettis is excellent as the disturbed antiheroine.
01/15/04
Standard, low-budget slasher film, elevated by a breakthrough performance by Angela Bettis.
01/13/04
A flawed little prize that somehow manages to mesmerize with its sound, intrigue with its visuals, and numb with its ending.
01/08/04
'May is nothing short of brilliant. It is likely the most original horror story I have seen in years.'
09/04/03
Director Lucky McKee has a knack for discomfiting material involving contact lenses and animal hospitals, but such moments are increasingly rare as he stretches his material.
08/25/03
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08/05/03
You have to look to McKee's search for the poetic truth that lies at the heart of the film to find the true beauty of his work.
07/24/03
“May” is a campy slasher-horror movie — and a classic of the style at that.
07/22/03
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