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May (2002)

Samantha Adams (II) , Angela Bettis , Lucky McKee  |  R |  DVD
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (241 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Samantha Adams (II), Angela Bettis, Traci Burr, Rachel David, Ken Davitian
  • Directors: Lucky McKee
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Lions Gate
  • DVD Release Date: July 15, 2003
  • Run Time: 93 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (241 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00009MEC4
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,258 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "May" on IMDb

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May never really fit in and growing up with a pirate's patch to cover her lazy eye did not make things easier. EVen as an adult, her best friend and sole companion is a doll given to her by her mother, until she sees Adam. In awe of his beauty, especial

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5.0 out of 5 stars Angela Bettis Works Wonders in "May" August 29, 2003
Format:DVD
I suspect the movie "May" snuck in under most people's radar. In fact, I am not sure many people know about this wonderful little picture even now. I only came across it through pure chance, read a short review about it, and decided to give it a shot. I am certainly glad I watched "May" because this film about a meek young woman with a desperate need to belong really delivers on multiple levels. This movie underscores the fact that there are plenty of films floating around out there that deserve more attention than they receive from general audiences. I cannot say whether "May" got a theatrical release or not, but the film is available on DVD and is well worth picking up if you are a horror film aficionado or if you just enjoy great acting performances.

Angela Bettis plays May, a young woman with several serious mental issues. Her problems started as a child, when doctors diagnosed May with an eye problem that required an eye patch. Of course, the kids at school thought May was a pirate or flat out ignored her. The parents did not provide much in the way of assistance either, as May's mother falls into the "overprotective and abrasive" category. When May celebrates a birthday, her mother presents her with a fancy doll enclosed in a glass case. Her daughter wishes to take the doll out and play with it, but Mom goes off the deep end and lectures May on the necessity of never taking the doll out of its box. This doll plays a significant role in May's later life, as the young woman believes the toy is her only real friend in the world. In short, May's childhood provides the foundations for a life loaded with insecurity, boredom, and a complete inability to connect with other people on an emotional level. May is one troubled person....

Most of the film deals with May's awkward attempts to function in real life. Her job as a medical assistant at a veterinary clinic allows some contact with a verbally challenged doctor and a goofy lesbian co-worker who keeps her eye firmly fixed on May, but May longs for a boyfriend to fulfill her ambitions. This dream of love takes on a new dimension when she notices Adam (Jeremy Sisto), a guy who spends his time slouching around in a cafe, smoking cigarettes, and attending Dario Argento film festivals. Obviously, Adam doesn't even notice the existence of May until the she makes several painfully inept maneuvers designed to grab his attention. May succeeds to some extent, but ultimately her fragile mental state causes problems that threaten to send May into a downward spiral of bloody violence committed against anyone who ever wronged her.

"May" is Angela Bettis's film, body and soul. Since she fills the shoes of the title character, Bettis's performance should command most of the audience's attention. Thank goodness she possesses the necessary chops to carry out the role to perfection. I cannot remember the last time I saw an actor/actress convey the range of emotions that Bettis adroitly delivers in this film. The viewer knows May has serious problems, but at the same time the character is oddly charming. The embarrassing interactions with Adam, the painful encounters with her trampy co-worker, and her attempts to reach out and help a class of blind children all reveal a young woman desperate to make friends and live like a normal person. Even more disconcerting for the viewer is the realization that May is, well, cute. Just when you notice May doing something bizarre, you cannot help recognizing that this girl is alluring no matter how quirky she is. That's the mark of a fine actress when a performance conveys two opposing emotions at the same time, and Bettis does it with ease. Who is this amazing young lady? The only other role of note I found for her was in the Winona Ryder vehicle "Girl, Interrupted." Keep an eye on Bettis because if "May" is any indication, this gal ought to go far in the future. You seldom see a performance of this caliber in a low budget horror film.

My only complaint with "May" concerns a lack of sufficient background about the title character. We do get a few scenes about May's childhood, but I think a bit more development in that area would have helped flesh out the story. It's a niggling complaint because the picture works splendidly overall. Kudos to Lion's Gate for releasing this on DVD with a great film transfer and two commentaries with the director and actors. It's a darn shame more people don't know anything about this movie. The time has come to spread the word about "May": this is an immensely entertaining horror film with a great actress doing great work in the lead role. Read more ›

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47 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A quirky masterpiece that creates its own genre July 25, 2006
Format:DVD
May is a peculiar sort of movie, part social commentary, part slasher flick. It manages to succeed admirably at both, despite the fact that it's central star is a cute little misfit named May.

May Dove Canady (Angela Bettis) is a sheltered misfit. Born with a lazy eye, she grows up wearing a pirate-like eye patch, only to be teased by children her entire life. Her mother (Merle Kennedy) drives the point home: if you can't find a friend, make one. And May's mother does just that, crafting a doll for her daughter with big, spooky eyes. The catch is that the doll can never be let out of her box.

And thus we have an allegory for May. May tentatively explores her world through her job as a veterinarian's assistant and her interactions with her coworkers, the barely-understandable veterinarian (Ken Davitian) and the oversexed lesbian coworker Polly (Anna Faris). Then May bumps into Adam Stubbs (Jeremy Sisto), a horror movie fan and budding auteur that specializes in gore.

Adam's first film is titled "Jack and Jill," which starts out sweet: two lovers seem to want to devour each other...and then literally do so, biting and gnawing on each other's limbs in an orgiastic frenzy. The movie deeply affects May, who is fascinated with Adam's hands. When May shift gears from foreplay to kink by biting Adam's lip, he dumps her.

All throughout the movie, May tries to connect with people. She struggles with her relationship with Polly, who uses and abuses her. Polly asks May to adopt her pet cat, a seemingly genuine gesture of friendship, only to discover that Polly never wanted the responsibility in the first place. May also joins a school for teaching blind children.
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Just friends.... July 17, 2003
Format:DVD
Angelina Bettis stars in this predictable, but creepy and well-made gothic thriller about a very shy and disturbed young woman with a lazy eye. When she's little, she has to wear an eye patch, and no-one wants to be her friend, so her mom gives her a rather disturbing-looking dolly in a glass case and tells her that if you can't find a friend, the next best thing is to make one! Hmmm, I wonder what's going to happen when she takes up sewing and a job at the veterinary clinic. As if that's not enough to telegraph the ending, the first shot in the film is one from the final scene. I guess they figured the audience might get bored if they didn't open with something flashy, I don't know. Non-linear opening shots are kind of cool, when we flash back and towards the end find out the story around the shot, but it would have been more effective left out.

Jeremy Sisto (who fans of Six Feet Under will know can be creepy himself) plays an artist who worships Dario Argento (really!) only to find himself involuntarily the middle of a real life Argento film. Anna Farris (from the Scary Movie series) plays her flaky, promiscuous co-worker, who I'm pretty sure is a lesbian (yes, I'm being sarcastic, she's all over May like a cheap suit about 3 seconds after meeting her).

May tells her doll, who she still has and keeps in a glass case, all about her new potential friends... but slowly begins to become unhinged when things don't work out the way she wanted... and her doll gives her bad advice.

Some critics complained that the movie tries to 'have it both ways' and be funny and scary, but I thought it found an OK balance, there's plenty of pitch-black humor that doesn't seem out of place....

Includes nods to Maniac, Night of the Living Dead, Pieces, Opera, and most strongly, Polanski's Repulsion, so that's always cool. I also can't help but admire the filmmakers who somehow managed to get May financed and made-- no WAY could this have been an easy sell, no matter how they pitched it.

The DVD includes two commentary tracks, both of them have oddball commentators such as 'Craft Services Guy'. The commentary is a little too self-consciously wacky in parts, but has some interesting trivia. The easter egg can be found by clicking on the nearly invisible Lion's Gate logo on the main menu--there's a trailer for May, as well as others. If you want to preserve some sort of surprise, don't watch the May trailer till after the movie.

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2.0 out of 5 stars For those of you that rubber neck at all crash sites...
Not what I was expecting or hoping for in a horror film. Interesting in a train wreck kind of way and you keep watching because you really expect it to get better and want to know... Read more
Published 1 day ago by BStubbs
2.0 out of 5 stars Hmmmm.
This is a strange movie. We thought that it might be scary but it really just turned out to be odd. Kind of lost interest toward the end..
Published 11 days ago by Dave Moses
4.0 out of 5 stars May
I had never seen nor heard of this title. If you like the macabre, this movie is just for you.
Published 19 days ago by Maria O. Barrera
4.0 out of 5 stars May is Great
I watched this with my husband on our date night.
So glad I chose May! He even enjoyed watching
it with me.
Published 2 months ago by alice Christian
1.0 out of 5 stars Really sucked!
This movie was horrible! I regret wasting the money! We did not even get through 20 mins of it.We could not stand it any longer. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Stephanylyn
4.0 out of 5 stars May cost you an arm and a leg
May is the awkward little girl with the lazy eye who has to wear a patch. She has trouble making friends, so her mother makes one for her ("Susie"). Read more
Published 2 months ago by walletboyniac
4.0 out of 5 stars Rare and unusual gem
This is a well done film, and I'm not easy to please. The mood, evolution of events, unfolding of the tale, the art of it, and especially the sound track are superb. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Clark V. Albritton
1.0 out of 5 stars Not Good
Too many holes in the entire move. Not worth the 1.99.... save your time too. Maybe FREE on netflix, don't pay too see it.
Published 4 months ago by Dazz
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome!
i saw this movie 15 yrs ago and wanted to see it again without having to pay too much for it. fortunately, i found a cheap used copy here! Read more
Published 5 months ago by Beth
5.0 out of 5 stars Weird, great movie
May is a sad, scary, could be real life movie. She never had a chance to grow up being a normal, healthy, happy young woman with the parents she had. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Suzy Tadlock
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