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A Haunting & Powerful Movie
I was reluctant to see this movie b/c of all the violence I knew would be shown, but I'm so glad I saw it! Charlize Theron was unbelievable and fantastic in the role of Aileen Wuernos. She was not only unrecognizable, but completely transformed in every way as this woman. Christina Ricci was good too, but not a terribly strong performance, by an actress who usually plays much stronger personality roles--usually nasty, selfish and manipulative. By the end of the movie,I really had mixed feelings about the behavior of Aileen Wuernos. When she's raped and beaten by the first "john" who she murderers, I was almost cheering for her in defending herself. Then, she takes it too far of course by murdering all the "johns" she encounters. Why not just rob them and steal their cars and then flee the state? Resorting to murder every time showed her clear insanity and being oblivious to the reality of eventually getting caught.

I thought the scene where she does a "favor" for one of the policeman who stops when he sees her on the street and then ignores her crimes and doesn't arrest her was an important scene, showing how corrupt the police force can be, even in these types of situations.

An excellent movie and portrayal of a disturbed woman--I couldn't help but feel sorry for her at times and it was a very thought-provoking movie of our justice system and it makes you wonder if they chose the right solution for this woman's crimes.

Charlize Theron = AMAZING
If there is no other reason you want to see this film, see it just for Charlize Theron's performance. This role couldn't have been easy to play but she was unforgettable as Aileen Wuornos. I liked her work before this movie, but now I am truly a fan.

Theron superb in loose"Beetlejuice" remake
Charlize Theron's got the foghorn voice and the wild gesticulation - like a drunken sailor attempting to restore circulation to all four limbs at once - down pat, proving to industry nay-sayers that when it comes to filling Michael Keaton's shoes, she is the most shoe-fillingest of all actresses. She filled them, all right, and then some, taking home the gold-plated proof last March.

In the role first incarnated by alleged kleptomaniac and drug addict Wynyna Rydyr, Christina Ricci almost "steals" the show while seemingly operating under massive doses of narcotics. The scene where she almost starts to get upset about something will haunt this viewer for some time to come. Likewise, the troll-like make-up effects created for Ricci's character are almost as stunning as the transformations wrought upon Theron, and should certainly have garnered Academy attention.

Though most of the original "Beetlejuice" plot points have either been jettisoned or so transformed as to be unrecognizable, its "exorcising living people from houses" angle is neatly transposed to "exorcising living johns from their cars, and then stealing the cars".

(Irony of ironies, the "Monster" of the title refers not to Aileen Wournos, but to an entirely DIFFERENT fearsome, ramshackle amusement ride.)

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