POWERFUL AND DISTURBING WITH THERON'S FINEST PERFORMANCE

Rating: 9/10 (8 March 2020)

Patty Jenkins' Powerfully disturbing and tragic motion picture which is based on the true story of America's first female serial killer Ailen Wuornos, astonishingly played by an unrecognizable Charlize Theron who won an Oscar and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her unforgettable portrayal, she was a Florida highway prostitute who killed the men she serviced. Wuornos was having a lesbian relationship at that time with a young woman named Selby, superbly played by Christina Ricci, she would murder the men in cold-blood by shooting them so she could rob them of everything they had so she could support her love Selby. Once caught and arrested by the police she claimed that the killings were in self-defense, and after a media circus trail she was convicted and eventually executed. This brutal film is a real showcase for the brilliant acting talent and skill of Theron who's performance is truly uncanny, she gained 30 pounds for the role and perfectly becomes Wuornos with her mannerisms, strutting walk, and in her speech, and with the aided of the extraordinary makeup by Toni G that shows Wuornos' rotten teeth, bad skin, and dry hair. Astute direction by Jenkins, with fine supporting performances by Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Marco St. John, Marc Macauly, and the late Scott Wilson. Gripping from beginning to end.