Why You Must See This Film

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2004)

This film is absolutley amazing, it picks on nearly every single human emotion and brings them all to the surface. As an audience you're left confused about how you should feel towards this serial killer. Charlize Theron certainly deserved her best actress Oscar, her performance in this movie was moving, thought-provoking, and truly believable, something I find lacking in many currently released movies. Behind each emotion expressed on Therons face you see a whole lifetime of pain and anguish in Lee's character, you find yourself knowing her past without it being explained to you. When watching it's easy to find yourself thinking that you're actually seeing Aileen Wuornos. Being familiar with the story of Wuornos I feel that Patty Jenkins touched on a hugely sensitive subject, and delivered a story with immense passion. Whether or not you are familiar with the actual events of Wuornos' destructive 1 year period is irrelevant, as Jenkins and Theron bring a character to life that we all can relate to in someway. The notoriety of the actual story brings the problem of making a charicature of Lee, a problem that Theron has easily side-stepped, showing what an amazing actress she is. I think that this may be my all time favourite film, or it is certainly heading that way. This film has everything that a REAL film should have, it doesn't need big stunts, CGIs, $20million-a-movie actors...It's just a brave idea, fuelled by a passion that comes through to the audience. A truly excellent piece of film-making, and even better acting talents.