A Downer

Rating: 6/10 (20 December 2004)

This profoundly depressing tale is saved -- in part -- only by the great performances of its stars, Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci. Theron richly deserved her Oscar and Ricci's performance was probably her best to date.
Despite these wonderful performances, I felt cheated because I could find no empathy for either character. Aileen Wuornos was a psychopathic killer. Her friend Selby was weak and manipulative. After nearly two wearing hours spent watching this film I was left wondering, "What was the point?"
People with traits like these are not promising material for a movie, it seems to me. 6 out of 10.