My Days of Mercy

It deals successfully with several difficult issues including family violence, the death penalty and acceptance of homosexuality. The sex scenes are not exploitative. They needed to be included in order to demonstrate that this is a legitimate way that brings two people together and doesn’t need to remain concealed. Also smart is the way crime is approached. We can disagree with executing the killers without believing that they were falsely accused.

Great acting by Page, Mara and Amy Seimetz. The film explores the complexity of the death penalty in subtle ways through a love story. It's a little slow at times but the pace is deliberate and well intended.

Come for the 'death penalty debate' and stay for the romance.... or come for the romance and stay for the death penalty argument.... either way it's highly watchable. actually, come to think of it, it's more of a sideways look at capital punishment with a romance thrown in, buoyed by great performances from the two protagonists Mara and Page, with just as many plaudits for the supporting cast. Standard US indie no, even if the girl-meets-girl hits standard romance tropes, your eyes are opened to the prison conundrum even if your mind isn't.

What a great story about when opposite sides of the death penalty meet. Loved it.

“So where did you two meet?”

A little too scattered

Gotta say, strong performances all across the board with a heavy yet heartfelt, tragic story to tell.

The incredible chemistry of Mara & Page are irresistible. Watching them on screen you remember what falling in love is like no matter how long it's been.

The stars have great chemistry and their performances are at the top of their game.

The chemistry between Ellen Page and Kate Mara sells this movie. The morale question of capital punishment is entwined in a believable tail of love, loyalty and loss.