Monster

Rating: 6/10 (19 February 2018)

Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadger
Glamour girl Charlize Theron's breathtaking, heartbreaking transformation into the completely opposite image of Wuornos makes this film an astonishing achievement. The movie does not explain or dive into the mind of Wuornos which is a missed opportunity. The story also focuses to much on the lesbian love story side than on the killings.
What makes the movie a little bit better is Theron's performance, open, vulnerable, tragic, moving, and most of all, honest. Aileen's behavior is contradictory, volatile, and disturbed. She loses control and lashes out irrationally. Theron's portrait of Aileen is sympathetic without pretending that she is more of a victim than the men she killed.
The pacing is very slow and the runtime is overlong.
SPOILER ON NEXT LINE
I really wished we could have heard the testimonial given by Selby. Also I wish we could have seen the execution and Wuornos' last words.
SPOILER OVER
Pro: Interesting story, Theron's performance, and some good killings
Cons: Missed opportunities when it comes to the story (see spoiler line), slow pacing, an overlong runtime, and not enough depth into the mind of Wuornos
Overall Rating: 6.2