'00s Fun?: May (2022)

 After 20 years, is it still as shocking?  This is May, a 2002 Film that was an Indy sensation.  Hey look -it's also May.  What are the odds?

The Film- which came out in January...for some reason- is about a girl named May who has lead a very troubled life.  She can't connect to others well and has some emotional issues.  When she finds love, will things work out?

This ain't a Hallmark Film, so you know that it won't!  Let's see if we get Lucky here and get a Film that has aged well with...

May is a young woman who was raised by some Parents who definitely messed her up.

She was given an eye patch and permanent shame over her lazy right eye (which glasses seem to fix as an Adult).

In lieu of friends, she gets her Mom's creepy doll...which is locked in a glass case that she's not allowed to open.

Nope- I don't see any Symbolism here. No sir!

She falls for a man- Jeremy Sisto- whom she finds attractive.  Specifically, he finds his hands attractive.

He's a bit aloof, but he does love Dario Argento Films.  Why he's in a rush to see Trauma- one of his good, but not great Films- though, is anyone's guess.

While things start to happen with him, she also seems to become more than just friends with her Co-Worker (Anna Farris!).

Things are going great...until they all fall apart.

Will she take this well?  
Is this a serious question?
Does the affect that it technically ends on Halloween Night matter?

To find out what happens, watch the Film.  It's almost of drinking age, so why not?

A slow burn Film in a time that didn't exactly have alot of them.  My Generation was the first to be all about 'instant gratification' after all.  You can't steal that (bad character) trait, Millennials!

The story of May is a good one, but definitely not a fun one.  It's sad to see this nice (but strange) person just have things fall apart.  You want her to succeed, even as she starts to self-sabotage.  You root for her...until you don't.

It's interesting to see how her at her worst is someone you want to succeed, but then once she gains her confidence, you don't want her to.  Let's just say that she doesn't become a nice person.

May is definitely for everyone with its Indy sensibilities and bleak Plot.  It's an acquired taste, like most Films of its ilk.  That said, it is good to see someone feeling confident in this day and age...

Next up, I try to lighten the mood with an Action Film (or two).  Will this forgotten TV adaptation deliver?  Stay tuned...