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May (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 63 Fresh: 43  Rotten:20 Average Rating: 6.1/10
 
Consensus: Above average slasher flick.
 

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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... 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 shop and feels a strong attraction toward him, she tries to overcome her shyness and pursue him. When he ends their very brief relationship, however, it cements May's belief that no person is entirely good--only PARTS of them are good--and she decides to put that concept into frightening practice. A bizarre, darkly comic, and bloody horror treat, MAY is a strikingly original directorial debut from Lucky McKee. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris, James Duval, Nichole M. Hiltz

Director: Lucky McKee
Screenwriter: Lucky McKee
Producer: Marius Balchunas, Scott Sturgeon

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 7, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Lucky McKee - Director
  • Trailers

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5/5

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
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
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06/30/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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05/20/06
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films
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B

Benefits from bursts of gory black humor as well as Bettis' riveting performance.

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01/09/06
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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4/5

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12/06/05
Film Threat
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3/5

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12/06/05
Film Threat
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8/10

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.

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03/30/05
Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews
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4/5

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.

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10/30/04
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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70/100

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06/05/04
Derek Smith
Apollo Guide
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2.5/4

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02/02/04
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald
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2.5/4

Lucky Mckee's film works better as a misfit character study than it does a purebred slasher flick.

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01/27/04
David N. Butterworth
Movie Boeuf
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3/4

McKee's directing and screenwriting are unusually low-key for a psychological horror thriller, and Bettis is excellent as the disturbed antiheroine.

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01/15/04
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
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B

Standard, low-budget slasher film, elevated by a breakthrough performance by Angela Bettis.

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01/13/04
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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A flawed little prize that somehow manages to mesmerize with its sound, intrigue with its visuals, and numb with its ending.

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01/08/04
Frank Wilkins
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
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5/5

'May is nothing short of brilliant. It is likely the most original horror story I have seen in years.'

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09/04/03
Jovanka Vuckovic
Rue Morgue Magazine
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B

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09/03/03
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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D+

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.

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08/25/03
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
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08/05/03
Kim Linekin
eye WEEKLY
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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.

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07/24/03
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views
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A-

“May” is a campy slasher-horror movie — and a classic of the style at that.

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07/22/03
Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal
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