May
A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.
Critics Sentiment
May creates Amy from body parts and sacrifices eye
Blind children shatter Suzie's case and destroy doll
The film swings from its lowest point during the disturbing doll destruction scene to high praise for May's methodical killing spree and twisted finale.
May builds strong audience sympathy through Angela Bettis's compelling performance as a lonely outcast, maintains tension through her romantic failures and psychological breakdown, then delivers a polarizing but critically acclaimed descent into horror. The film's commitment to its dark vision and Bettis's transformation from vulnerable to predatory consistently impressed reviewers despite some pacing concerns in the middle act.
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Angela Bettis
May
Jeremy Sisto
Adam
Anna Faris
Polly
James Duval
Blank
Nichole Hiltz
Ambrosia
Kevin Gage
Papa
Merle Kennedy
Mama
Chandler Riley Hecht
Young May
Rachel David
Petey
Nora Zehetner
Hoop
Will Estes
Chris
Roxanne Day
Buckle
Samantha Adams
Lucille
Brittney Lee Harvey
Diedre
Connor Matheus
Kindergarten Boy
Mike McKee
Optometrist
Ken Davitian
Foreign Doctor
Bret Roberts
Distraught Man at Veterinarian Office
Traci Burr
Short Girl
Jude McVay
Zombie
Crew
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