Last Resort

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2005)

When movies are based upon true stories, they grab my attention. As the saying goes, "truth is stranger than fiction" and that surely is the case here. The story was about Aileen Wuornos (Theron) a prostitute who snaps after she is brutally raped and beaten. She takes the mission of killing "johns" as her new way of life. It is also the way she supports her lover, Selby Wall (Ricci). Before long things escalate further out of control until Aileen is arrested for her killing spree.
If the movie accurately portrays Aileen Wuornos, then sure I feel some sympathy for her. Don't get me wrong, she was a murderer and for that she got what she deserved. The first person she killed deserved to die. She probably wouldn't have lived if she didn't kill him. The problem is she didn't stop there. She was on a mission to kill men. She had a messed up childhood and life. The people she killed after certainly were not looking to harm her. She only spared one man. The last person she killed was actually trying to help her. He wasn't even a "john". She killed a Good Samaritan. She was arrested and her former lover ratted her out. She was put to death 12 years after she was convicted.
This was a really good movie. Charlize Theron was marvelous. She really portrayed the "Monster" very well. I would recommend checking this movie out. You have great acting and a real life story line. There is many disturbing scenes, but one would expect that in a movie called, "Monster."