A breath of fresh air. Stuck in a time when the horror genre has been offering only repetitive attempts, when the only real successes and inspirational works come from the Asian continent, I suddenly stumbled upon this little gem of a film.
It took me quite some thinking time before I actually labelled this as horror, but I am aware there will be those less accustomed to somewhat gory scenes (so very elegantly and artistically ever so slightly gory for this case) and high tension, who would label it as that within the blink of an eye.
With a playful atmosphere, sprinkled with a few hopes and desires and a lot of shyness, something in the lines of the waiting-for-my-prince to discover the treasure that's hidden in the innocent and unexplored soul of the heroine type of thing, this film is a macabre fresco of human realities and feelings, the human need for attention and acceptance in a world full of intolerance where the impulse to isolate and dismiss anything not matching the pretty picture template predominates. Angela Bettis is adorable, fragile and terrifying at the same time, portraying May this time, the girl that doesn't fit in, who has waited a lifetime for an opportunity to experience what everyone else considers everyday life and mundane, only to just face it and not know what to do with it when that finally appears in her life.
As a side note: the creepy atmosphere is very well maintained and enhanced by the very static presence of ... Suzie - watch out for the glass.
Rating: 9/10
Rating: 9/10
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