Filmmaker Lucky McKee certainly lives up to his name. Just after releasing one film, May, McKee was invited to participate in one of the greatest gatherings of directors ever on television, Masters of Horror. McKee has apparently proved himself to certain Masters with May becoming a cult film and The Woods quickly gathering buzz on the festival circuit. He handled his episode of Masters of Horror like a pro. McKees episode, Sick Girl, has Angela Bettis [star of May] as a lonely and awkward young entomologist.
I also really love Angela Bettis; her performance in May is on a level of invention typically associated with the likes of Gary Oldman or Sean Penn. She deserves a following that is not limited to the horror genre (not that there is anything wrong with the horror genre) and a career full of acting roles that are as challenging and unconventional as May.
courtneyriot
STAFF
Los Angeles, CA
JUL 28, 2006 06:00 AM