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unforgettable acting, heartbreaking story best of 2003!
i got my copy on tuesday morning, and watched it the first time, shocked, mesmerized, feeling pity for both lead actresses, then, finally shock and betrayal at the climax that left me breathless and sad! it was, however, inevitable that the film had to end as it did. the performance my my beauty, ms. theron, ms. ricci, and bruce dern are all so powerful and unforgettable, it almost hurts the eyes. the technical aspects of this great dvd-high definition mastering, and a crisp, clear dts soundtrack, all add up to one hellofa movie that when it ends you will be forced to take a deep breath, perhaps a drink, and watch it all over again! a fine film made classic by ms. theron's magnificent performance! bravo, charleze...

Theron is Oscar worthy
A bulked up and chunky Charlize Theron is mesmerizing in her stunning and somewhat sympathetic portrayal of hard case Florida highway prostitute and executed serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Beaten and abused as a child Wuornos turns to turning tricks early on and essentially grows up on the streets.

She meets Selby, played wonderfully by Christina Ricci, a sexually conflicted young woman in a bar in Florida and they soon become lesbian lovers. Theron vows to support her and show her the good life. With no marketable workplace skills she reverts to prostitution to make some money. While servicing a john she gets manacled and savagely beaten. She manages to free herself and in a justifiable homicide, shoots and kills the pervert with a gun she'd been carrying. She robs his money and car.

With pressure on Theron to support Ricci financially her mind takes a severe psychological twist.

Theron in her defining role shows awesome acting ability, far beyond her previous efforts. The scope of her performance overshadows that of Ricci who was also noteworthy. Bruce Dern, in a supporting role is his usual creepy self.Kudos to the makeup artist who transformed the gorgeous Theron into the tough looking dark rooted blonde that was Wuornos.

The Hollywoodization of a brutal woman
I followed this case with studied interest at the time events portrayed in the film were actually happening and there are several problems with it's approach and content. Aileen was not our first female serial killer. The histories of England and America history are full of women who have killed a number of victims before being caught, tried, and executed. This one just used a gun and did her killing in the age of television and and "Entertainment Tonight" style news reporting. I believe the writer and director wanted to partially excuse her behavior because she claimed to be abused. If you care enough to investiate the backgrounds of most all antisocial killers you can find evidence of childhood abuse. The problem is in our culture. We do not attempt to excuse the behavior of abused men, only abused women. The statements made about violent "johns" were recanted when Aileen testified requesting that her appeals be dropped. Charlise Theron gained some weight, wore false teeth, and learned to grab her crotch in her attempt to portray a basically nasty, stupid, mentally deficient lesbian who hated men enough to to take their money and kill them. Strike 1-Aileen put her faith in Tyria Moore and made a valient attempt to protect a woman who wanted nothing more than to save her own butt. Strike 2- she put her life in the hands of a guitar strumming lawyer who was w-a-y out of his league taking on any death penalty case let alone six!. Strike 3- she was then legally adopted by a Florida woman who became involved simply to get her 15 minutes in the spotlight and make whatever money she could. She tried to extort $10,000 from a British documentary crew who wanted to tell Aileen's story in a more balanced mannor. When it became clear that they wouldn't pay and there was nothing in it for her this woman became invisible. Aileen was a very immature, angry woman. Her choices got her killed and Charlise got an Academy Award. Bravo, what a message! I have been very successful in past years at picking Academy Award winners. This is my secret: I assess the liberal causes the Hollywood elite wants to champion in any given year and then evaluate which films and roles might win movie watchers to their points of view. Voila! Those involved with the production of "Monster" sought to show that women who go wrong are usually abused by some man and were it not for that all would have been a-ok a-n-d that this was somehow...unfair for poor Aileen. There was no stand taken about the immorality of lesbianism or prostitution (except for the hypotheses that these guys kinda got what they deserved for entertaining a hooker to begin with). Aileen was a filthy looser who killed a bunch of people and got executed for it. Why does that rate the Hollywood treatment? Save your awards and dvd money for more deserving projects.

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