My Days of Mercy has an undeniably intriguing premise, but does not have any strong ideas about how to bring it to life. The meet-cute (AKA when two characters first start a romance) that kicks off "My Days of Mercy" has to rank as one of the oddest ever put before a movie camera—it may not be. Though My Days of Mercy's knotty romance drifts into melodrama, it's grounded by Ellen Page and Kate Mara's exceptional chemistry.
The acting here is top notch as Kate Mara balances the two sides of Mercy, and Ellen Page flashes her familiar Review this title Q: Is this movie ever going to be released on DVD. The film deals with protesting against capital punishment and a lesbian affair.
How do you pull that off? Toronto Film Review: 'My Days of Mercy'. Two young women on opposite sides of the death-penalty debate connect in Israeli director Tali Shalom-Ezer's first U. Their liaison also reveals how needy small-town outcast Lucy is, while Mercy reveals suspiciously little about her own circumstances. MOVIES. 'My Days of Mercy': Film Review But as My Days of Mercy quietly builds in power, in its back half, this tendency means the film falls short visually for what is, on paper, a courageous choice of climactic scene.
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It doesn't find a way to fully convey the profound impact of watching the act of institutionalised murder. This is a profoundly romantic movie also dealing with the impact of grief on our daily lives. To watch the movie we just need to verify you are not a robot.
If "My Days of Mercy" was not prepared to grapple with its deeper themes, it should have left them out entirely. By burying its sweetly rendered lesbian romance in a dense drama about capital punishment, it does a disservice to both stories. The movie doesn't buckle under the weight of its ambitions. It stars Kate Mara, Ellen Page, Amy Seimetz, Brian Geraghty, and Elias Koteas.