Tuesday, March 1, 2011

May

At this time of year we should all be thankful for the family and friends that each one of us has, and the joy that they bring into our lives. To show how much friendships are worth in the human equation this tale draws on the life of one young woman who through the years was tormented by a lot of people including her mother. Angela Bettis portrays May in a way that draws the sympathy from the audience and at the same time leaves them wondering just how far the character is going to go before the inevitable breakdown.
May was born with a lazy eye and when the children wouldn't play with her mother taught her how to make dolls, then when as an adult her boyfriend leaves her she decides to make the perfect friend from people she knows. The story is a little slow to get going but once the characters are developed within the tale it moves along to its natural ends. Not to say that this is straightforward horror/terror film, it's more of something on the idea of Hitchcock's Psycho, there is a lot of tense build up before the shocking climax.
This is one of the strangest and weirdest movies I've seen in a long time, from the opening scenes to the closing sequence your left with the feeling of being shot with a stun gun. Once her rampage begins you can see things coming from a mile away but when you get to the very end of the tale you get a shock that will make you sit up and take notice. Strange and weird don't begin to describe this story but if your looking for something that is completely off beat and will leave you with your heart beating this is it, just be prepared the long character development that takes place.

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