Monster
MONSTER (18)
D: Patty Jenkins
Metrodome (Mark Damon, Clark Peterson, Donald Kushner,
Brad Wyman & Charlize Theron)
US/Germany 2003
109 mins
Crime/Biopic
W: Patty Jenkins
DP: Steven Bernstein
Ed: Jane Kurson & Arthur Coburn
Mus: BT
Charlize Theron (Aileen Wuornos), Christina
Ricci (Selby Wall), Bruce Dern (Thomas), Scott Wilson (Horton), Pruitt Taylor Vince (Gene), Lee Tergesen (Vincent)
Not a slash & gore horror that the title may suggest,
but the real-life story of Aileen Wuornos, a lesbian prostitute who became a serial killer of her clients.
The film doesn't really tell us anything about the woman
which a documentary might tell us, but is worth watching for Charlize Theron's strong performance (although you may not believe it was her, caked beneath unrecognisable makeup).
7/10
