Monster

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Alexander S With remarkable direction from Patty Jenkens, Monster is both daunting and gripping taken from the spot on acting in particularly Charlize Theron’s Oscar deserving performance capturing both the look and presence of Aileen Wuornos in this prolific look of how the damnation of society lead her into this dark path. Grading: A- Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 Full Review Micaela M Oh man what a movie. Bawled my eyes out at the end, but the director really did an awesome job with allowing us to feel so incredibly connected with each character and feel for them and become incapsulated in the film. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 Full Review Jenny A This is a disturbing but well-made movie. Christina Ricci was miscast but Charlize Theron's acting was great, she deserved that Oscar that she won for it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/25 Full Review Audience Member Builds an astonishing degree of empathy with the source material, ultimately giving us a cocktail of justification slash repugnance towards the killings, the last 2 of which tipped the scales from the Pedro Rodrigues Filho slice of justice to just good-ole-fashioned guano crazy slaying. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/24/24 Full Review Tyler B You'll hate to love Aileen Wuornos in this grunge like depiction. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review Veronica T Charlize Theron does a good job at showing the tragic true story of Aileen Wuornos who was a prostitute turned serial killer. Written and directed by Patty Jenkins, the movie gives us a dark portrayal of the already dark and disturbing life of Aileen Wuornos. The film takes you through Aileen’s past and shows you the events and actions that led her down a path of violence and ultimately the murders she committed. Charlize Theron even won an Academy Award for her role. But I personally think that any strong female actress collaborating with Director Patty Jenkins is a winning combination. I think the cinematography and style choices were very intentional. All of it contributes to compelling storytelling without excusing or condoning Aileen’s behavior and actions. The movie has a dark gritty style and reflects how Aileen sees and experiences the world around her. It is full of duller, more muted colors and shaky camerawork adding to the visual immersion of the movie. Even the costume and makeup helped convey the descent into violence and helped to really transform Charlize into Aileen Wuornos. Some may find the film spends a lot of time on the toxic relationship with Christina Ricci’s character, Selby Wall. And due to the time spent on that relationship, the film can seem slow at times but it is slow at points to help establish the psychological state of Aileen which is such a driving reason for her murders. It can make it more of a difficult film to watch but I think it is well worth it. While Monster is a dark film and may be tough for some to watch, I do think it is a movie I ended up really liking and would be one I would recommend my friends to watch. It shows a lot of complexity and poses questions of morality to the audience and leaves a lingering feeling within you after its already finished. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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