191. My Days Of Mercy; movie review
Cert 15
105 mins
Baca Juga
Nobody could accuse the makers of My Days Of Mercy of being unoriginal.
But does it work? Yes and no... there are scenes in which I found it compelling and others when I wanted to put my hands over my eyes because it was so far-fetched.
This is particularly true of its last ten minutes during which director Tali Shalom-Ezer brings strands together much too neatly.
Ellen Page stars as Lucy - a young woman whose father is on death row, accused of murdering her mother.
Neither Lucy, her sister (Amy Seimetz) or brother (Charlie Shotwell) believe he did it and become rapt in the wider protest movement against prisoner executions.
Kate Mara plays Mercy who is on the opposite side to Lucy because her police officer father's partner died violently.
So, Lucy and Mercy fall in love during the most toxic of circumstances.
Ezer's film includes sharp performances by Page, Mara and Seimetz but my problem was that I just didn't buy its premise.
The suggestion that love or even lust could flourish given the backdrop of violent death seems very unlikely.
A closet lesbian relationship stretches the boundaries even further given the inevitable reaction in conservative communities should anyone find out.
Reasons to watch: Unusual love story
Reasons to avoid: Its premise is hard to swallow
Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: Yes
Overall rating: 6/10
Did you know? As of May 17, 2019, there were 2,638 death row inmates in the United States
The final word. Kate Mara: "People tend to think that because you’re friends, maybe it’s awkward to do the love aspect of it. But it’s because we’re friends that we’re so comfortable with each other, and it feels easy and you have an instant connection and trust. So it made all of that sort of natural and easy.”
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