When May was a child, she was a lonely girl with one lazy eye and without any friend but a weird and ugly doll kept in a glass case given by her bizarre mother on her birthday. May becomes a lonely weird young woman, working in an animal hospital and assisting the veterinary in surgeries and sewing operated animals most of the time. Her lesbian colleague Polly has a sort of attraction for her. When the shy May meets the mechanic Adam Stubbs, she loves his hands and has a crush on him. They date, but the weirdness and bizarre behavior of May makes Adam moves away from her. Alone, May has a brief affair with Polly, but she feels rejected again when her colleague meets Ambrosia. When her doll is accidentally broken, the deranged May decides to build a friend for her, using the best parts her acquaintances can offer.
Review :
It is rare that I see this - a perfect horror movie. In case you haven't noticed, I don't give out 10 stars out of 10 often. Look at the rating this one got.
What can I say? The plot is very basic, but not easily summed up... We have the basically damaged character of May at the center of this movie. All of the other characters are incidental to her. But that works for this movie. The writing is incredibly well layered and McKee is a force to be reckoned with in the directing department.
Acting is an area where this movie shines. Bettis' performance in the title role is nothing less than Oscar worthy, as she not only delivers her line in a pitch perfect way, but she conveys the basic problems of the character even with her body language. Rarely do I see such a perfect performance from a horror movie actor - not a line is delivered flat, not a quirk of the way her head is held is wasted and not a step is out of place.
Simply perfect. This film is the best thing to happen to the Horror genre in many a year and is very definitely the single best thing to happen to the genre this decade. Buy this movie - it is too good for just a rental!
