Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Angela BettisMay Dove Canady
- Jeremy SistoAdam Stubbs
- Anna FarisPolly
- James DuvalBlank
- Nichole HiltzAmbrosia
- Kevin GagePapa Canady
- Merle KennedyMama Canady
- Chandler Riley HechtYoung May
- Rachel DavidPetey
- Nora ZehetnerHoop
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie subtly darkens its tone until, when the horrifying ending arrives, we can see how we got there. There is a final shot that would get laughs in another kind of film, but May earns the right to it, and it works, and we understand it. - 80
Dallas Observer
With a level of dark humor akin to the screenplays of Todd Solondz, and a visual style reminiscent of Dario Argento, May is one of the funniest, most disturbing, yet strangely touching movies of the year - 80
Los Angeles Times
A stylized work of unflinching control and discipline, reflecting an artistic maturity unusual in a first film. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Writer-director McKee’s arch comic dialogue (i.e., "We’ll hang out and eat some melons or something") is out of synch with the creepy horror he wields. - 63
Boston Globe
Satisfyingly, May also turns out to be lowdown genre fun, a film that nearly makes up in slacker wit and high-spirited gore what it lacks in budget and elegance. - 60
Washington Post
In visual terms, it's clear McKee has a talent for moviemaking...But he's going to need better stories than this. - 50
Portland Oregonian
On paper, it sounds like the start of a good film. Too bad McKee made such a lackluster thing of it. Though the horror comes from an interesting place, it's frequently forced, negating much of the humor and pathos the film attempts to instill. - 50
The New York Times
Led by Ms. Bettis's discreetly campy May, 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.
