Synopsis
Some roles are transformative.
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
Directed by Todd Haynes
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
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Charles fucking Melton. I don’t want to reduce a movie that’s clearly crafted with so much skill to create scenes brimming with unease to a single performance, but Melton is so absurdly good that without him, I’m not sure how this movie reaches those insane harrowing levels. His body language, his mannerisms, his delivery— he is the personification of stolen innocence and your heart breaks for him.
Portman, Moore, the campy piano melody that plays after a reveal, the dressing room shot, the Portman letter monologue— all pieces of a sick and tragic puzzle that is May December.
so scary how mentally you remain the age you were when your trauma happened... charles melton encapsulated that so well
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
It’s all soap and camp until Charles Melton cracks, and you realize what you’ve been watching is a horror movie all along.
this is so sad he should've been at the club but instead these two women are having a diva off while he's questioning every aspect of his relationship and life
This movie explores the deepest, most unspoken layers in each of its characters. Pitting the stories they tell themselves about who they are against an elusive truth, observing how they break down when confronted with just the suggestion of a reality that breaks their narrative.
I love filmmaking that allows the actors to tell a different story than the dialogue. May December puts you on your toes, watching every move of these characters, and the actors feed the shit out of the audience for paying close attention.
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On a second viewing I don’t think you can interpret Natalie Portman’s character as being sympathetic. Though some seem to think so. She tells herself that she’s interested in…
only got a handful of opportunities left before my family stops letting me choose what to watch on movie night
when there was a dramatic piano music needle drop followed by the line "we need more hot dogs!" i knew i was in for a wild ride