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
Reviews for May
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Proves that fresh new work can be done in the horror genre if the director follows his or her own shadowy muse. Full Review |
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B |
Benefits from bursts of gory black humor as well as Bettis' riveting performance. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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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2.5/4 |
Lucky Mckee's film works better as a misfit character study than it does a purebred slasher flick. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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B |
Standard, low-budget slasher film, elevated by a breakthrough performance by Angela Bettis. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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.' Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
CommentLatest 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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