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Directed by Lucky McKee.
A young social outcast goes to great measures to find the perfect friend in this debut horror feature from director Lucky McKee. Set apart from her peers as a child due to her lazy eye, May's only friend and confidant was a delicate doll encased in glass. Though as a young adult May has learned to control her lazy eye with glasses and contacts, her introverted tendencies always seem to hinder her search for the perfect friend. Walking down the street one day, May happens across a young man tenderly caressing the damage of a wrecked car and falls in love with his seemingly perfect hands. As May and Adam (Jeremy Sisto) begin to spend more time together, the quirky couple seem to have much in common, and May believes that she might have finally happened across the perfect boy. Her deep-rooted psychological problems slowly surface, however, and Adam is gradually driven away, leaving the vulnerable May in the company of amorous co-worker Polly (Anna Faris). It soon becomes obvious to May that, though various acquaintances seem to have perfect traits, they never add up to a perfect whole -- leading the creative and demented young girl to her own unique method of creating the perfect friend. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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DemndiaryDemndiary A Beautiful Little Nightmare
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"Claudia Llosa's Madeinusa is a dark and disturbing film. At first it seems like a coming of age film, but quickly reveals itself to be a dark horror film similar to The Wicker Man. The film opens around Madeinusa (Magaly Solier) and her younger sister Chale (Yiliana Chong). Their relationship is not a sibling rivalry. Chale truly hates Madeinusa, and barely hides it in her actions which become progressively worse throughout the film. Add to this equation is the incestuous father Cayo (Ubaldo Huaman), and the viewer is asked to wonder how this family and town have survived this long. It is only the addition of Salvador (Carlos De La Torre) that makes the violitile situation explosive. Next, the elements of isolation and a weird festival make Madeinusa feel otherworldly. The town is nestled in the Andes, and 3 days walk from anyplace. The location is beautiful with mountain peaks and lakes. The camera swallows these scenes without overwhelming. It can draw comparisons to House of ... " [More]
jonnysorrowjonnysorrow Interesting i guess
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"if your a creeper you will like this movie and thats all i have to say. weird weird weird. i watched it two times and i was shocked both times. I think it comes from the lesbian doll bloodloving freak that she really is. I don't know about this movie. " [More]
Review by All Movie Guide
All Movie Guide
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Though it may not be the high body-count slasher film the trailer made it out to be, the debut feature from director Lucky McGee does, when all is said and done, offer some intriguing psychological horror and an interesting modernization of the Frankenstein mythos. Alternately funny, sad, and disturbing, McGee strikes a commendable tone by means of smart pacing, while offering lead Angela Bettis a chance to shine and never giving viewers quite what they might expect. At times too self-consciously quirky for its own good, the film may have been more effectively horrific had it not been straining so hard to be hip, and some scenes straddle the line of unintentional humor by delving into surreal excess. As previously mentioned, Bettis' portrayal of the troubled titular character is rich and complex, convincingly shifting from somewhat sympathetic loner to menacing misfit, and peppering her descent into total psychosis with just the right amount of detached self-abandonment. Once she realizes that she has crossed the line, all bets are off. Though the final shock could prompt knee-jerk laughter in the hands of a less-talented director, by the time the viewer has followed May down her dark path, it offers a chilling moment viewers aren't soon to forget. While May might not be the best horror film of recent years, as some claim, it does merit a space near the top of the list for its unique tone, and it signals director McGee as a talent to watch for. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
 



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