The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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My Days of Mercy
Romance · Drama · 2018
The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman on the opposing side of her family's political cause.
Movie details
My Days of Mercy
“The heart takes no sides”
2018 Romance · Drama 1h 48m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.3 / 10
Community rating
The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman on the opposing side of her family's political cause.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over My Days of Mercy?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Tali Shalom-Ezer
Written by
Joe Barton
Elliot Page
Lucy
Kate Mara
Mercy
Amy Seimetz
Martha
Charlie Shotwell
Benjamin
Elias Koteas
Simon
Tonya Pinkins
Agatha
Brian Geraghty
Weldon
Court is in session
Put My Days of Mercy on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.