Charlize Theron as the woman from hell

Rating: 7/10 (16 September 2009)

Charlize Theron's performance of a Florida serial killer won an Oscar but one wonders why a movie studio would invest the time, talent and money to film the life of a dysfunctional loser like Aileen Wuornos. Her life was one of neglect, abuse and failure, certainly not a blueprint for success in life. The picture follows Theron's portrayal of Wuornos as she stumbles from one episode after another in a pitiful attempt to put her life into some kind of perspective. Wournos undoubtedly hated men but didn't seem to mind earning cash for services rendered along Florida's highways, at truck stops and in trailer trash bars. After she killed her first john, Wournos reached the point of no return and began to plot and execute her victims without conscience. Theron's portrayal of the unattractive, uneducated and unrefined murderess is exactly why she won the industry's most coveted prize.