May (2002)
AKA: –
Directed by: Lucky McKee
Starring: Angela Bettis (May), Jeremy Sisto (Adam), Anna Faris (Polly), James Duval (Victim 1)
Country: USA
Language: English (English subtitles)
Runtime: 01:33:28
Genres: Dolls, Gruesome, Lesbian, Necrophilia, Violence Against Animals, Body Modification, Self-Harm
Plot – Spoilers:
How bad can a lazy eye get? Apparently terrible.
May begins her childhood with a lazy eye and a domineering mother. Loneliness and rejection through adolescence see her evolve into an awkward vet-assistant with a particular interest in sewing. But she’s not too awkward in her romantic aspirations – when she sees Adam and his attractive hands, she decides she must have those hands stroking her face, come what may.
May is a great example of the idea – there’s a massive difference between being interested in the effed up and being effed up.
I loaded this one up because it looked familiar. I was thinking of Excision, but May I had not seen before. I’ve got some mixed feelings about films which portray struggling/mentally ill teens or young adults as psychotic killers because they can be exploitative without reflecting reality, but I came away from this one pleasantly surprised. I think it made use of the same thematic metaphor found in The House That Jack Built, wherein killing is a symbol for the process of personal growth. With Jack, he represented von Trier’s artistic development as a director. With May, I saw it much more near to what was actually portrayed here: a young woman who was developmentally deprived. Killing and creating a new doll for herself was like the relationship styles many people with complex trauma and personality disorders experience in life: taking piecemeal from others as a way of developing both a functional persona and an intimate sense of identity. That was not exactly May’s development as a character in this story, but we got something symbolically congruent and immaculately elegant. May’s sole inheritance of developmental identity from her family of origin was an ancient, fragile doll whose true history eluded her, cordoned away behind an equally fragile shell, which could meaningfully offer her nothing. She was even unable to share this gift with anybody except with an audience who could not see or appreciate it, and simply for them to access it was to destroy it. When May finally accepted… Read more »
havnt read all comments but the patch was on wrong eye innit,!!
Angela Bettis kills it in every flick she’s in,I love her in The woman & May,but ive not seen her in anything shit yet
I got through it but the sound-track did not help the film and it was slowly predictable. I dearly wanted a happier more upbeat ending. Essentially a montage of good bits sown together with some tatty wool.
As for the cat being mullered by an ash-tray I think it was justified as she had been rejected by so many and then even her pet turned itself against her even though she had saved its life. Plus partly an accident of rage.
Wow…. How the hell did I miss this one..
. What a film … Magical… Creepy… Bloody… And a totally sympathetic lead… This is fantastic… It’s also very sad and speaks a lot on disability and loneliness in a increasing fickle world.
Truly a work of art.
Absolutely beautiful film
So sorry. Did not intend to post. My touch screen despises me.
I found May’s quirkiness engaging during the first act (‘setup’) but as the film progressed after that May (for me) lost her appeal and I was no longer engaged with the film which was predictable and limped along (imo) particularly the last act (‘resolution’). That said, thank you Admin for the films you put on the site, much appreciated, but for me this film was just 2/5 dolls
damn its azamat bagatov
You must be gay fag homo, yes?
classic.
i love her… i’m glad she was smiling at the end
wow…she’s just like me!
Hehe ..that was very entertaining on a very boring & dad Thursday November afternoon in C ovid lockdown No 2 ! I can’t help wondering if the writer/ director of this bloody tale is an admirer of Surrealist artist Hans Bellmer …that song by Hole ‘ Doll Parts ‘ was going through my head when May first became entranced by his hands.I enjoyed that and as a cat ?lover myself I’ m quite sure 100% that Miss Kitty was drinking milk and safety back in her basket after she’d ha d her big moment in film ?
such a good movie! i relate to this one a lot, some parts really made me teary eyed ~ i was just wondering? where was the necrophilia? i was rlly excited for that but didnt get to see any ? unless i wasnt paying attention… :(((
I think the scene when May sits next to the human doll she just made is pretty explanatory. Staring at it she says ”words can’t describe, but I don’t have to talk to you, do I? I can just…feel”. Sure it’s far from being graphic or explicit, but I think that scene really expresses how standing near a corpse feel and also gives an idea of what its appeal is (speaking from a necrophile pov)
May is gay
aren’t we all
What a gay day ?…any British person over the age of 50 will get that one .lol
I almost forgot to mention how amazingly authentic Betti’s is and how exceptionally unique the whole plot is? Well, I’m saying it now!
Outstanding character development! Slow moving, suspense building, and 100% worth it! Creates atmosphere like few modern movies could ever hope to. Well written, very well acted…one of the best 100 horror films ever made!
Great movie, not too gory, could have been but it didnt need to be. Great acting by the lead female. I have always liked movies about unhinged girls, dont ask me why but I do. Some years back I saw a film titled Sick Girl, sort of similar to this but a lot gorier and more effed up. ( not a request but I hope it will turn up on this site for others to enjoy ). I really liked ” May ” and I think other viewers will too. Cheers to EUM for showing it.
Yoo I remember watching that movie when I was like 12 probably why I like movies like this now but. Yeah I agree it’s way more gorier and effed up than this one especially that scene if I recall where she chopped off the dick for some guy in the barn. They should add it on this site as I personally think it’s way better than this movie.
Both directed by Lucky McKee
Thats actually incorrect. ”Sick Girl” is directed by Eben McGarr, unless there is another film of the same title.
great stuff ….i love this site very much….thanks admin for the movies!
just cool movies no bullshit!
this felt like a black comedy at times, not too serious, but still messed up (althought i’ve seen more effed up movies), also enjoyed the soundtrack as well
May is crazy adorkable! Love her character! Great addition to the family. Thanks EUM, keep up the awesome work you guys have done with this site!
You guys rock! I requested this a few days ago, thanks so much for uploading it, it’s one of my favorites!
I surprisingly really enjoyed as well
bitch killed a cat for no reason. fuck off
She called me and told me to tell you.. No she will not fuck off.. She told me to tell you to fuck off.
This scene was totally uncalled for and this movie is overrated as all hell
You do realize this is fictional right? No cat was actually harmed.. so what is the problem?
Aurelia you are an IDIOT
she killed people for no reason, you crazy arse. May is the most lovable character I’ve known on here since American Mary or that girl from Raw
“No animals were harmed in the making of the film.”