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Monster (2003)

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Monster (2003)
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4.1 out of 5.0 stars 13 Ratings (7 Reviews)

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    Whoa!!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 9, 2004 | 2 out of 3 found this Monster (2003) review helpful

    Pros: Beutifully acted and directed, best movie of 2004

    Cons: None, a little violent maybe

    I wasn't expecting much when I saw this flick. But have to say that I still am talking about it with people. Charlize Theron won an Oscar for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, and man did she ever earn it! You find yourself drawn int...o who she is and how committing such horrific murders could be so easy for her. You actually feel sympathy towards her at times. It's not just a movie about a serial killer though. It's actually part love story. You start out thinking that the men she kills deserved it but further into the movie you don't see her as a woman you see her as a numb killing machine that simply has to be stopped. Charlize Theron took an enormous risk in accepting the role, but it was a risk that paid off big time as I will never doubt her ability as a phenomenal actress and a master of her craft. This isn't a movie to rent however, if you buy one movie this year, this is the one. Now I am just rambling aimlessly in my post, but I just cannot say enough good things about it. When I learned that it was the directors very first movie I got chills at the thought of what she will direct in the future. Read more Less

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    Monster 2003 DVD w/Charlize Theron

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 28, 2006

    Pros: Charlize Theron's characterization of Aileen Wuornos reveals the talent of the actor par excellance.

    Cons: This film is so unbalance and un self-critiquing that "it fails miserably to look at the sexual roles the brutal, cheating, adulterous men are playing in the tragic story of Aileen Wuournos."

    Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron) and Selby Wall (Christina Ricci) become pseudo-'lesbian' lovers in this true story about a prostitute (Wuornos) who hates and kills six either brutal, married, cheating, or adulterous men between 1989 and 1990.... This show angered me because to call the relationship between Wuornos and Wall lesbian is a false representation of lesbian relationships, in general. The real and show relationship between the two women doesn't resemble the commits made and responsibilities taken in the vast majority of same-gender, long-term woman relationships. That is why I didn't count this portrayal as excellent, even though Charlize Theron delivers a riveting performance of the late 20th century wife beaten, cheated by numerous adulterous 'men', serial killer. Though Charlize is a raving beauty out of character, in the Wuournos character she was transformed into an atrocious woman who just couldn't cut it in real life society. Though she did try. Wuournos is repeatedly humiliated as she tries to get honest job after job. She lacks skills and training at every turn and seems dyslexic. Plus, as a violently abused prostitute, she undoubtedly suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. So this rejection and humiliation only heightens her senses of self-worthlessness and compulsive violence. After her first John (after being with Selby) beats and rapes her, she kills him in self-defense. It comes to her as a shock that she does it. Once she got the sweet taste of revenge she couldn't stop robbing and murdering the male brutes, sluts, and adulterers who hired her for quick and secret sex as they expected it. Though no one deserves to be murdered, Wuournos was by the state. Almost all the men she murdered were made out to be victims and saints, who were 'just being typical men by hiring a prostitute . . .' . I also didn't give this story line an excellent rating because it fails miserably to look at the sexual roles the brutal, cheating, adulterous men are playing in the tragic story of Aileen Wuournos. Rated R and a half, this one's not even for pre-teens or young teens. It's an adult film that one should go into with a critiquing mind of the men's roles and mischaracterizations as "victims." m_d.md.m_d Read more Less

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    Theron is a monster actor

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 14, 2005

    Pros: Great acting

    Cons: No plot twists

    This is a pretty straight ahead movie. The plot (based on the true story of convicted convicted killer / prostitute Aileen Wuornos) is concise and there is no filler here. It gets right to the point. It doesn’t rely on special fx or quick edits jott...ing around the time continuum or any real twists. Instead, it’s main focus is on character development. In the hands of “B” actors this could only lead to a real stinker of a film. However, in the hands of director Patty Jenkins and stars Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci we are glued to the screen. Charlize in particular is amazing. I’ve only seen her in films where she portrays models, girlfriends, and debutantes, (Woody Allen’s “Celebrity” and “The Italian Job” come to mind). But I never gave her performances much thought other than her attractive looks. Well think again. Her performance in this film puts her at the top of the acting profession. Thus, it is no surprise she won an oscar for her portrayal of Aileen Wuornos. This is the number one reason to see this film. Charlize turns out to be a monster actress. I wonder if she will ever be able to top this performance. That in itself makes this a definite DVD to add to your collection just as a reference for future Charlize projects. Read more Less

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    Good Movie

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 23, 2004

    Pros: Two great actresses

    Cons: kinda graphic

    This was a great movie, though i wish they put more scenes of charlize and christina being intimate but u get the idea. It was well played and charlize did an awesome job as hooker/killer.

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    Terrible

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 19, 2004

    Pros: NONE

    Cons: BAD

    This movie was terrible. The previews don't give you much information. I only watched 30 minutes and I was disgusted. Charlize Theron did a good job, but the point of the movie was nasty.

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    PMS

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 14, 2004

    Pros: Crime does not pay

    Cons: Crime does not pay

    This is a sick movie for sick people.Take 2 Vicodin's and sit back for a demented look inside a pms'n prostitutes life. Charlize Theron is very good in this but I would rather of spent my time at the beach getting a tan than submitting myself... to this dirty little life of aileen wournos. I felt so dirty after watching this I took a shower. Read more Less

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    Terrible

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 25, 2004 | 0 out of 1 found this Monster (2003) review helpful

    Pros: None

    Cons: Everything about it !

    This movie will follow the same trail as the 8 track tapes.
    It was horrible directing, acting.
    Monies should have been returned for everyone seeing it.

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