Riveting portrayal of a despicable human (?) being

Rating: 9/10 (11 June 2004)

Theron puts in an astonishing performance. If she had performed under an assumed name, probably no one would have recognized her.
Several have commented that this portrayal was overly sympathetic to Wuornos, and some even felt that her background almost excused her murderous spree. I came away feeling nothing but disgust for her, and little sympathy even for the pathetic little wretch who went along for the ride, so I think the direction of this film was pretty even-handed if so many can take away different perspectives -- probably stemming from intellectual baggage we brought with us.
For me, this film is just another example of why the death penalty serves a useful social purpose. There are some people so defective and so dangerous that, as they say in Texas, they "need killin." It's too bad we couldn't have caught and killed this worthless bitch much sooner.