31 DAYS OF HORROR: DAY 11 – May | The Institute of Idle Time

I’ve decided to subject myself to 31 days of horror films for the month of October. It will be a mix of rewatching stuff I haven’t seen in a while and brand new things. Day 11:

MAY (2002) – dir. Lucky McKee

DAY 11 – MAY. Low budget indie psychological horror about an outsider trying to connect. Sweet and messed up.

— B (@MeanOldPig) October 12, 2017

The character study stuff is well done and it's weird to me we don't see more like this nowadays.

— B (@MeanOldPig) October 12, 2017

MAY is interesting to me because while it is a horror film, it feels much more real and grounded than most things I have watched this month. The horror just comes from May (Angela Bettis) not being able to related or connect to anyone else due to her strange upbringing. It’s a theme that I can definitely relate to so while the film does a take a violent path, I felt emphatic to May throughout the film. Bettis’ performance as May is great and without her believability and awkwardness, the film wouldn’t work.

I’m a sucker for these characters pieces on broken people that can simultaneously be disturbing and very heartwarming. A nice little movie that I would watch if you’re not in the mood for a straight up horror film.