Do NOT watch this if you are feeling depressed

Rating: 9/10 (1 January 2005)

This movie is great. Depressing but great.
Charlize Theron won a ton of awards for her performance and if it were my choice, I'd give her twice as many! She was unbelievable. A hooker trying to survive in a world that (metaphorically) had killed her long before she gets executed. I don't know how closely this movie follows the real story, but it's riveting.
Now, this is not the type of movie that I plan on seeing again anytime soon. But I did buy the DVD because it's worth watching several times. I just think that I need a year between viewings to catch my breath! The acting by the rest of the cast is pretty darn good too. Lots of character actors and smokey bar types. You watch stuff like this and wonder if this type of life exists anywhere for real - but sadly you know that it does.
The moral of the movie? Not sure I know.