While Todd Haynes isn't at his best with MayDecember, the performances by Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore are without fault. Our Cannes2023 review:
True crime, while no longer on the hype train that it was a few years back, is still an insanely popular genre. People love listening to podcasts about serial killers, watching documentaries about cons gone wrong, and enjoying fictionalized versions of these criminals in their movies and television shows. This craze is perhaps what leads actress Elizabeth Berry to pick up the role, playing the fictionalized version of Gracie Atherton-Yoo in May December.
Speaking of Joe, Melton holds his own against Moore and Portman. Primarily known for teen dramas like Riverdale, he is able to balance the simplicity of Joe's character with his burgeoning curiosity about the life he never got to lead. Has he always been in love with Gracie, or was he simply told he was in love with her?
Though it isn't said explicitly, May December is obviously inspired by the real-life story of Mary Kay Letourneau. In that story, Letourneau was a school teacher and not a pet shop worker like Gracie. But she did meet a 12-year-old named Vili Fualaau, who she seduced and raped. Like Gracie, Letourneau also gave birth to his children, though it was during sentencing and between prison sentences, unlike Gracie who seemingly gave birth in jail.
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