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Movie
description |
-Charlize
Theron
Charlize
Theron
delivers
a
knockout,
cast-against-type
performance
in
this
gritty
drama,
based
on
the
true
story
of
Aileen
Wuornos,
a
down
and
out
prostitute
who
was
sentenced
to
death
after
killing
six
men
between
1989
and
1990.
Christina
Ricci
costars
as
Selby
Wall,
a
lesbian
runaway
who
forms
a
romantic
bond
with
Wuornos.
Inspired
by
her
love
(even
though
she
is
not
gay,
strictly
speaking)
Wuornos
tries
to
get
a
real
job,
but
after
meeting
with
a
string
of
humiliating
failures,
she
returns
to
work
as a
hitchhiking
hooker,
killing
her
first
victim
in
self-defense
after
he
rapes
and
beats
her.
Eventually,
robbing
and
murdering
her
clients
becomes
almost
second
nature
and
by
the
end
Wuornos
even
slays
a
man
who
was
totally
innocent
(Scott
Wilson).
Theron's
portrayal
of
this
dangerous
yet
sympathetic
character
ranks
with
some
of
the
greatest
performances
in
cinema.
Under
heavy
makeup,
extra
weight,
and
a
snarling
countenance,
she
proves
herself
a
fearless,
formidable
talent,
completely
unrecognizable
from
the
glamorous
beauty
of
such
films
as
THE
ITALIAN
JOB
(2003)
and
THE
DEVIL'S
ADVOCATE
(1997).
First-time
director
Patty
Jenkins
proves
herself
with
this
fluid
and
engrossing
work,
capturing
a
lot
of
sordid
detail
that
other
movies
exploring
this
milieu
might
miss;
she
also
wrote
the
script,
based
on
actual
conversations
and
prison
letters
from
Wuornos.
The
moody,
paranoia-enhancing
soundtrack
is
by
electronica
maestro
BT.
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of
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