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May

May

2002

Lucky McKee

Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris, James Duval ...

5.9

3,948

Horror. Romance A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"The performances are a cut or two above what you would find in the average slasher film. But in the end that's all it is."	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'May' is a horror film and something more and deeper, something disturbing and oddly moving (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"[It] fashions an original whole out of a patchwork of horror influences (...) Intense, bloody, uncompromising"	POS
Canada	Eric Walkuski JoBlo	"If you're into creepy, unnerving, uncomfortable films that chill your spine and warm your heart (...) 'May' is a deliciously bittersweet treat."	POS
United States	Maitland McDonagh Time Out	"The talented Bettis works her heart out, but McKee apparently directed her to play May as a quivering crazy from the start."	NEG
United States	Robert K. Elder Chicago Tribune	"A refreshing, macabre tale."	POS
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"A stylized work of unflinching control and discipline, reflecting an artistic maturity unusual in a first film."	POS
United States	Dennis Lim Village Voice	"The flavor is textbook '90s indie -- self-regarding quirk with an occasional spasm of Solondzian incorrectness."	NEG
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"A film that nearly makes up in slacker wit and high-spirited gore what it lacks in budget and elegance."	POS
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"In visual terms, it's clear McKee has a talent for moviemaking...But he's going to need better stories than this."	NEU

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