Monster

Franklinton Underground Cinema

The soundtrack almost destroys the film. It would be like John Williams scoring a Bergman film. Lame. The story is devastating. It may only be "based" on the true story, but it is still an honest portrayal of poverty and sexual trauma - with the final solution, of course, being the death penalty - which is a superb method of rehabilitation. Very sad.

Zac Weber

Charlize Theron is magnificent. The rest of the movie is okay, but it contains some laughable Hollywood moments like the Don't Stop Believin' skate jam and the romantic angle in general.

Frankly, Mr. Shankly

A part of me wants to love it but the other part says hey that's too manipulative and skin-deep. If I have to be condescending here is only because Theron's performance is really fucking brilliant.

Edna Sweetlove

I needed subtitles as these were Southern redneck peasants. Mind you, "Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh" as you get a bullet in your guts is fairly multi-lingual and needs no translation.

smndvdcl

An astonishing performance from Charlize Theron in a taut character study based on a true story. Like 'Dead Man Walking', the spectator is challenged to empathise with a serial killer. Wuornos has a much more understandable rationale for her crimes than Poncelet. Theron's bravery to fully inhabit her psyche and tackle the cruelties of female exploitation is remarkable.

J. O.

A devastating performance from Theron, paired with the beautifully tragic (fictionalized factual) story and gorgeous cinematography makes for an incredible little film. Everything from the eerily accurate performance of Wuornos and the immaculate production design is an example of filmmaking at its most powerful. Ultimately, it is sad and brutal, but has its moments of real tenderness and compassion too.

Igor Ramos

Charlize Theron is terrific in this role... just so deserving of the Oscar she won. The movie is fearless, shocking, sad. A real punch in the stomach. One of my all time performances by an actress in a movie.

courtneylesueur

I was blown away by Charlize Theron's outstanding portrayal of Aileen Wuornos, especially after watching Aileen Wuornos: Life & Death of a Serial Killer, but the movie was mediocre as a whole.