May Day (2004)

In love with May
"May" is one of the best films I've seen. The only problem I have is with the ending. A bit cheesy if you ask me. However, Angela Bettis was amazing. I found her so convincing as the title character, that I often wondered if she really is a bit on the offish side. The story is reminiscent of a good friend of mine, so I loved it even more. In addition, Jeremy Sisto is always fun to look at. Goooooooood movie.

Horror movie with "villian" sympathies
Lucky McGee, the director, also did a short film for Masters of Horror called "Sick Girl." Both movies star the same talented actress who plays May (though with an annoying accent in "SickGirl.")

What struck me most was the similarities between the two movies as far as where the sympathies of the director (and hence audience lie). Lucky McGee seems to only care for horror movies where the "horror villain" is actually the anti-hero to the movie. In a way this makes things less scary if you are able to completely place yourself into the role of the awkward oddball girl in May who ends up putting together her own "Frankenstein" man.

This is refreshing in some ways and definitely makes the movie ripe for a comedic side since by making a friend of the "monster" it also lessons the intensity and horror side of the film. I guess Mr. McGee is trying to show that we are all "Frankensteins" or "Draculas" and that even the worst murders are just "misunderstood." These themes are developed in May but are even in more obvious when taken together with the aforementioned "Sick Girl."

Overall this is a well-made horror/comedy/twisted-romance film and is good for anyone looking for something a little different. If you liked it I also recommend "Sick Girl" though it is not as original or unsettling as this film right here.

Horror movie with "villian" sympathies
Lucky McGee, the director, also did a short film for Masters of Horror called "Sick Girl." Both movies star the same talented actress who plays May (though with an annoying accent in "SickGirl.")

What struck me most was the similarities between the two movies as far as where the sympathies of the director (and hence audience lie). Lucky McGee seems to only care for horror movies where the "horror villain" is actually the anti-hero to the movie. In a way this makes things less scary if you are able to completely place yourself into the role of the awkward oddball girl in May who ends up putting together her own "Frankenstein" man.

This is refreshing in some ways and definitely makes the movie ripe for a comedic side since by making a friend of the "monster" it also lessons the intensity and horror side of the film. I guess Mr. McGee is trying to show that we are all "Frankensteins" or "Draculas" and that even the worst murders are just "misunderstood." These themes are developed in May but are even in more obvious when taken together with the aforementioned "Sick Girl."

Overall this is a well-made horror/comedy/twisted-romance film and is good for anyone looking for something a little different. If you liked it I also recommend "Sick Girl" though it is not as original or unsettling as this film right here.