Taps into a furious atavistic energy that reflects well on the filmmaker and his fully committed cast.
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06/11/03
May (2003)
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Reviews Counted:63
Fresh:43
Rotten:20
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Above average slasher flick.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
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... [More]
Starring: Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris, James Duval
Director: Lucky McKee
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02/25/03
It's a humanistic entry in a most dehumanizing cycle, a film about dolls in which people really matter.
06/20/03
There’s an undeniable artistic clarity of vision to Lucky McKee's 'tweener' psychological horror pic, a well-acted, disquieting little character study. If you’re a genre fan, set aside some screen time for May.
06/23/03
While there are several praise-worthy elements of MAY , the titular character's lament that "Most people have perfect parts, but are never perfect in their whole" applies just as well to the film
07/09/03
Like Spacek, Bettis goes far beyond the lackluster acting you usually see in horror movies.
06/13/03
The scorching horror of "Carrie" and the genre satisfying thrills of "Re-Animator".. the most unique horror movie of the year
02/20/03
Straddles the line between slasher film and sensitive character study with macabre and moving results.
06/12/03
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
It's slightly better than the usual slasher flick.
07/15/03
Not only one of the most auspicious and original independent features in years--particularly for a first-time filmmaker--but it is one of the best films of 2003...Genuinely disturbing.
07/11/03
An astonishingly distasteful movie, yet an altogether enjoyable one, if that's your thing.
09/18/02
May has you entranced in a humorous, slighty freaky affair that has no qualms on raising the stakes after establishing a character we care about deeply.
06/05/03
A flawed little prize that somehow manages to mesmerize with its sound, intrigue with its visuals, and numb with its ending.
01/08/04
Refreshing!
06/16/03
Ideal mixture of laughs, gross-out moments and just plain creepiness.
09/09/02
'May is nothing short of brilliant. It is likely the most original horror story I have seen in years.'
09/04/03
Latest News for May
September 01, 2006:
Angela Bettis Signs on for HD/3-D Horror
Horror fans who enjoyed "The Toolbox Murders," "May," and the "Carrie" mini-series will want to keep an eye out for Angela Bettis in... More...
February 17, 2006:
Trailer Bulletin: The Woods
Curious to see a peek of "The Woods," an (eventually) upcoming horror flick from Lucky McKee, the guy who was cool enough to give us the cult classic "May"?... More...
June 27, 2005:
Paramount and MTV Films to Go "Beneath" Together
Paramount Classics and MTV Films will join forces for the first time to bring the psychological thriller "Beneath" to the big screen, according to The Hollywood... More...
May 13, 2005:
Lions Gate Slips Into "Skinwalkers"
Those Lions Gate folks sure do love their horror movies ("May," "Cabin Fever," "Saw," etc.) and they've just announced another one that's due to... More...
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