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May (2002) -- Psychological horror about a lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her.
May (2002) -- Psychological horror about a lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her.
May (2002) -- Psychological horror about a lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her.

Overview

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Director:
Lucky McKee
Writer:
Lucky McKee (written by)
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Release Date:
11 April 2003 (Denmark) more
Tagline:
If you can't find a friend... make one. more
Plot:
Psychological horror about a lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
8 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Twisted, Bizarre, and Almost Fairy-Tale Like. more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence/gore, some sexuality and language.
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
2 Loop Films more

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Director Cameo: [Lucky McKee]The man with his girlfriend in the elevator, both times. more
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Continuity: The blood smeared on May's chin changes between shots. more
Quotes:
[Polly is making out with May]
Polly: Do you feel weird doing this?
May: I am weird.
Polly: I love weird.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs Frankenstein (1931) more
Soundtrack:
Where Did the Home Team Go more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Twisted, Bizarre, and Almost Fairy-Tale Like., 29 July 2006
9/10
Author: schwarhol628 from Oregon

"May" is an extremely fresh, unique horror movie. The film centers around May Kennedy, a complete loner/outcast who has been that way since childhood. She grew up with a lazy eye, which she still has as an adult, which was partly the reason for her not having many friends. Her only friend in the entire world is a doll named Suzy that her mother gave her as a small child. Encased in a glass case, the inanimate object is poor May's only friend. But things start to change when May meets Adam, whom she begins to form a relationship with. But when May begins to seem a little "too weird" for Adam, he calls off the relationship, leaving May heartbroken. Now, May has began to realize that there are only certain things that she likes about people, but has yet to find the perfect person who holds all of the same physical features. So, she begins to kill those who have the perfect characteristics, with the intention of building a "perfect" friend.

The entire plot of this movie is strangely morbid, killing people to make the perfect person. It's almost Frankenstein-like except May's creation doesn't come back to haunt her. It is almost like a twisted fairy-tale, the entire movie seems to be set in an unreal city (which is in reality Los Angeles) and each of the characters are pretty interesting. Angela Bettis (who also starred in Tobe Hooper's "Toolbox Murders" remake) is an extremely underrated actress, she was excellent in this movie and delivered a top-notch performance. Some may also recognize Anna Faris (from the "Scary Movie" series) as a co-worker/love interest of May. The film's ending made the movie all the more weird, but in a good way, and what May does in order to make her "perfect friend" is quite squeamish.

Bottom line - "May" is a unique blend of horror and sometimes even comedy, and had some very similar characteristics of a Tim Burton-style movie, which ultimately worked for it. If you want to see a unique horror movie, see "May". Very well done. 9/10.

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