The movie subtly darkens its tone until, when the horrifying ending arrives, we can see how we got there. There is a final shot that would get laughs in another kind of film, but May earns the right to it, and it works, and we understand it.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Thomas
A stylized work of unflinching control and discipline, reflecting an artistic maturity unusual in a first film.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Scott Brown
Though ultimately too waterlogged with student-film self-seriousness to revel fully in its low-rent joie de cleaver -- nevertheless taps into a furious atavistic energy that reflects well on the filmmaker and his fully committed cast.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Ty Burr
Satisfyingly, May also turns out to be lowdown genre fun, a film that nearly makes up in slacker wit and high-spirited gore what it lacks in budget and elegance.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
In visual terms, it's clear McKee has a talent for moviemaking...But he's going to need better stories than this.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Stephen Holden
Led by Ms. Bettis's discreetly campy May, the performances are a cut or two above what you would find in the average slasher film. But in the end that's all it is.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Dennis Lim
The flavor is textbook '90s indie -- self-regarding quirk with an occasional spasm of Solondzian incorrectness.Read Full Review »
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