Overview
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
There are several things about this film that puzzle me. Who thought that this was a story that needed to be told? I am sure that there was already a docudrama on the original story, and that probably aired on Lifetime or a similar network. But why this story? The only thing that has really happened is that we got another mediocre layer of sorts (an actress wants to make a movie about the original story). That’s it. The only reason that this is even remotely watchable is because of the fabulous Julianne Moore. Several reviews mention that this is a character story. To me, it feels like a run-of-the-mill docuseries with one fabulous actress.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews May December
Movie title: May December
Movie description: Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
Date published: 2023-12-09
Director(s): Todd Haynes
Actor(s): Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Chris Tenzis, Charles Melton, Andrea Frankle, Gabriel Chung, Mikenzie Taylor, Elizabeth Yu, Piper Curda, Cory Michael Smith, D.W. Moffett, Kelvin Han Yee, Joan Reilly, Mike Lopez, Jocelyn Shelfo, Charles Green, Christopher Nguyen, Lawrence Arancio, Julie Ivey, Drew Scheid, Fatou Jackson, Hans Obma, Allie McCulloch, Evan Zhu, Hailey Wist, James R Williams, Hope Regina McElveen, Derrick Butler, Rocky Davis, Adam Woods
Genre: Drama, Comedy
My Review
There are several things about this film that puzzle me. Who thought that this was a story that needed to be told? I am sure that there was already a docudrama on the original story, and that probably aired on Lifetime or a similar network. But why this story? The only thing that has really happened is that we got another mediocre layer of sorts (an actress wants to make a movie about the original story). That’s it. The only reason that this is even remotely watchable is because of the fabulous Julianne Moore. Several reviews mention that this is a character story. To me, it feels like a run-of-the-mill docuseries with one fabulous actress.
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My Review - 5/10
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