Charlize Theron's Tour De Force

Rating: 7/10 (5 June 2004)

This is a wonderful portrayal of an interesting story. Female serial killers are rare and the plot does a good job of a balanced portrayal of a complex woman. It avoids the obvious ultra-liberal position that Aileen Wournos was a martyr of her upbringing. Instead, we see a woman capable of compassion, but also capable of being a monster. Kudos to the scriptwriter for walking such a fine line.
A lot has been said of Charlize Theron's DeNiro-esque change in body structure for the sake of cinema, so there is nothing that I can add except that I agree.
The direction was as it should be - unobtrusive. The camera work did a good job of exuding emotion without being overly obvious about it. Nice job!