Charilize Theron's great performance depicts true side of a confusing society

Rating: 9/10 (7 February 2006)

This movie is based on the true story of a woman who stayed in Florida's death row for killing seven men. She was eventually executed on October 9, 2002.
Aileen was raped by her father's friend when she was eight years. And she's been a prostitute since she's thirteen years old.
When Aileen drops by a local bar, she runs into a young, lonely woman named Selby. Instantly, they pursue a homosexual relationship with each other. And Aileen asks Selby to move in with her. The problem is that they are both broke. Accordingly, Aileen is forced to hook men so that they can live together.
In reality, Aileen is characterized as a low-educated, poor woman. Yes, she is low and ugly. While other movies feature such figures as rich people, successful criminals and happy people, this is one of a few movies where we get to see such a low person at the center of the camera. In reality, there are people like her, and those who watch this movie are unlikely to have them as friends. This movie is good because it's so realistic partly due to Charlize Theron's incredible performance. Charilize Theron is very beautiful in real life but very ugly in the movie. This huge contrast is so ironic, reflecting the contradictory society where low people are the victims of ordinary people, who could be teachers, doctors, lawyers or cops. Aileen is so ugly in appearance in the movie that you may not want to watch it again. But her appearance is also the reflection of the true world.
Comment made by Machousej.com