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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75PolygonRoxana HadadiPolygonRoxana HadadiGoth is a scene-stealer, and some of Levy’s visuals are memorable in their otherworldly quality. Cinorre’s initially provocative vision of vengeance at least makes Mayday worth a look.
- 50Slant MagazineMark HansonSlant MagazineMark HansonThe film circles a thorny premise, which makes it all the more disappointing that it results in a conventional clinch.
- 50RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyRogerEbert.comTomris LafflyDespite a strong ensemble of actors and some impressive photography, Mayday drowns inside its own overambitions.
- 50IGNTara BennettIGNTara BennettDirector Karen Cinorre has assembled a cast and production crew who work hard trying to bring life to her frustratingly abstract sketch of an idea that never coalesces into a satisfying narrative, or characters worth caring about.
- 40The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeFor a film about misandrist revolutionaries, Mayday lacks the courage of its convictions — it sets up boogeymen as targets only to shoot them point blank, in broad daylight.
- 38The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Chandler LevackThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Chandler LevackThe coolest-looking movie of the year is surprisingly lame.