Incredibly and masterfully done!

Rating: 8/10 (29 November 2019)

Monster will grip you, captivate you, seize every emotion in your body, and then....it will disturb you for years to come. Patty Jenkins did an excellent job directing this title, and all actors and actresses did their part in making this is a well made film. Monster is the true story about Aileen, a Florida women who was put to death by lethal injection in 2002 after finally being caught for the murder of several men. Simply put, circumstances turned her into a brutal, man killing monster, and the film follows the tragic events that led up to such an event. It's not really her fault that one man can mess your mind up to be driven to commit horrific slaughter as such, and the drastic measures that the state takes can be questionable. Many will have have their own thoughts, opinions, and beliefs after watching this film, and its very important that everyone has some kind of respect for each others thoughts, opinions, and beliefs, because the way I see it, there's no right or wrong answer here. I appreciate a lot of the reviews on this site, I have read several, and I love that everyone has different points and takes on the film, in ways that I would have never viewed or looked at it, something ( if not everything) has worked here. Its designed to be controversial. It's designed to shock and disturb you. And there aren't any words to describe the surreal feeling that this movie manages to capture, toying with your every thought and emotion. Some may feel sorry for Aileen. Others may despise her. Some may see her as a monster. Others may see her as a hero. I, myself, cannot defend why she did what she did. Killing is wrong, murder is wrong, taking the law into your own hands is wrong, but on the same token, I truly understand why she did the killing. I understand why she did the murders. I understand why she took the law into her own hands. Female serial killers is rare, making up only 1% of the serial killers in America. Aileen was only the ninth or tenth woman to be executed, sentenced to death by lethal injection. The film is engrossing, and yet can be very difficult to watch by very sensitive viewers, especially the ones who may have been victims themselves. The film seems to silently beg for any of these victims to get help before any of these events take place. Besides, nobody, no matter what they've done to you, is worth dying over....your life has more value then anything that's taken place. I give Monster 8 out of possible 10 stars.
"He who fights with monsters might care lest he thereby become a monster" A quote from Mark Twain.