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Monster

2003

Patty Jenkins

Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson ...

6.6

29,981

Drama A dark tale based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, one of America's first female serial killers. Wuornos had a difficult and cruel childhood plagued by abuse and drug use in Michigan. She became a prostitute by the age of thirteen, the same year she became pregnant. She eventually moved to Florida where she began earning a living as a highway prostitute--servicing the desires of semi-truck drivers. The tale focuses on the nine month ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"There's Theron, like a force of nature, compelling us to go beyond TV-movie supposition and look Wuornos straight in the eye. Her raw and riveting performance makes Monster an experience you won't forget."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Patty Jenkins's movie has a tough, illusionless clarity coupled with a gripping sense of drama. It's the work of a natural film-maker. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune	"Digging deep down, Theron and the movie give us empty lives, desperate romance and murderous rage. They bring a monster to life."	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis Los Angeles Times	"Phony choppers and a startling resemblance to Jon Voight aren't enough to transform Theron into Wuornos, and I didn't buy either the performance or the character for a second."	NEG
United States	Nathan Rabin AV Club	"In her feature-film debut, writer-director Patty Jenkins combines the gritty, claustrophobic neo-realism of 'Dahmer' with the unlikely gutter romanticism of 'Boys Don't Cry' (...) a haunting portrait"	POS
United States	Carla Meyer SFGATE	Theron is nearly unrecognizable in the role. She's also astonishingly good. Obscuring the movie star has liberated the actress."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"A compelling, thought-provoking, and unsettling drama."	POS

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