produced as a vehicle for co-starring friends Ellen Page and Kate Mara, "Mercy" serves them both well, with critical support likely to help the film find an audience despite its challenging themes
if the whole death row element never quite fits with the budding star-crossed love story, this indie still keeps you hooked thanks to its leads' chemistry; Contrived yet interesting and undeniably erotic, it's a queer story in both senses
despite the peculiarity of mixing and issue-oriented political film with an LGBT coming-of-age story, it is ultimately a very powerful, emotional, and universal story
"My Days of Mercy" is so much more than a lesbian romance --too much more; The movie doesn't buckle under the weight of its ambitions, and in straining to find the light it ends up engaging and compelling -- even if it is overly complex
by Larushka Ivan-zadeh [Metro (UK) ]
