#63: Monster (2003) July 16, 2007
Posted by badblokebob in : Drama, Crime, 2000s, 4 stars, true stories, 2007, Biography , trackback2003 | Patty Jenkins | 105 mins | TV | 18 / R
Charlize Theron uglies up (and wins an Oscar) portraying Aileen Wuornos, one of America’s first female serial killers, in this ‘true crime’ biopic. The film focuses on her 9-month relationship with Selby, played by Christina Ricci, which is also the period in which she killed several men (many of them, especially initially, not undeserving of their fate). Theron gives a truly transformative performance that, with the obvious aid of the script, helps you understand Aileen, her actions and her motivations, and reveals a lot about her character without resorting to tacky flashbacks or unwieldy info-dumps.
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