Synopsis
A bride-to-be is forced to reevaluate her life when she reunites with her family in Jordan and finds herself confronted with the aftermath of her parents’ divorce.
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Cast
- Cherien DabisMay
- Hiam AbbassNadine
- Bill PullmanEdward
- Alia ShawkatDalia
- Nadine MaloufYasmine
- Alexander SiddigZiad
- Elie MitriKarim
- Ritu Singh PandeAnu
- Nasri SayeghTamer
Recommandations
- 75
Observer
As much as May in the Summer is a comedy — May and her mischievous sisters may remind you of The Three Stooges — it is also an intimate and demystifying look at life in Amman, where the movie was actually filmed. - 70
Los Angeles Times
There's goodwill to go around in Dabis' modestly engaging yarn, from its appealing performances to the times it zeroes in on the ways culture, tradition and individuality cause headaches and heartaches as much as comfort. - 67
Portland Oregonian
As is, it's a pleasant but unremarkable retelling of a story as old as the Dead Sea itself. - 63
Slant Magazine
Cherien Dabis is least successful at connecting her character May's marital crisis to the rumblings of her repressed heritage. - 63
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
The setting and various religious rifts are unfamiliar, if the domestic/romantic melodrama isn’t. - 60
Village Voice
May in the Summer's biggest obstacle is Dabis, who isn't a strong enough actress to sell the subtle humor. - 60
The New York Times
The hand-wringing and revelations are familiar from many wedding movies, but May in the Summer gains added potency from its cross-cultural tensions and the drama the characters face in reconciling tradition with modern life. - 50
The Dissolve
May In The Summer just never distinguishes itself in any way that isn’t superficial.
