| Monster Review |
| by Joe Lopez (Rating: 3/4) |
| A few weeks ago, ABC's ever-entertaining "news" series 20/20 aired a
story suggesting that Patty Jenkins' film "Monster" portrays convicted
serial killer Aileen Wuornos in a positive light. Reporter John
Stossel begged the filmmakers to give him a...more |
| Monster Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 4/4) |
| "Monster" is something of a rarity in American films - an up close and personal
portrait of a haunted and haunting serial killer. That the killer is a woman is
a novelty in this genre, but "Monster" is not a one-dimensional portrait of a
killer hooker...more |
| Monster Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 4/4) |
| Directed by Patty Jenkins, from her screenplay. Starring Charlize Theron,
Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern. Running time: 111 minutes. Rated R for
offensive language throughout by the MFCB. Reviewed on February 18th,
2004. more |
| Monster Review |
| by Matt Noller (Rating: 4/4) |
| Charlize Theron is one of the most beautiful actresses in the country. I had
once heard her say that her looks held her back, and I scoffed. After seeing
Monster, a biopic about America's "first female serial killer", Aileen
Wuornos, I no longer...more |
| Monster Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 5/5) |
| If you have any interest in seeing this movie, you already know that
ballet-trained South African beauty Charlize Theron transforms
herself into Aileen Wuornos, a freeway prostitute who was executed
for her crimes as a serial killer. What you don't...more |
| Monster Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| See Charlize shun makeup and hair care products! See Charlize swear,
swill beer, and shoot men called john! See Charlize make out with a girl!
And, if you buy the hype, see Charlize land an Oscar® nomination, possibly the
Academy Award itself!...more |
| Monster Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 8/10) |
| CAPSULE: Charlize Theron proves herself capable of
Oscar-worthy performances in the story of a real-
life serial killer and prostitute who has a lesbian
relationship with a runaway. The plot familiar, the
direction is only...more |
| Monster Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Monster" (Newmarket Films)
Former glamour girl Charlize Theron delivers such a physically and
emotionally intense characterization in this grim, gritty tale that it's one of
the year's most outstanding performances. On...more |
| Monster Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Aileen 'Lee' Wuornos (Charlize Theron, "The Italian Job") was the product
of a broken, abusive home who became pregnant at age fourteen and turned to
prostitution soon thereafter. In 1986 she was contemplating suicide until
she realized that if she...more |
| Monster Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B) |
| Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: B
Newmarket Films
Directed by: Patty Jenkins
Written by: Patty Jenkins
Cast: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Scott
Wilson, Lee Tergesen, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Annie Corley, Marco
St. John, Bubba Baker,...more |
| Monster Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 5/10) |
| All you really need to know about Monster, the new biopic about serial
killer Aileen Wuornos, is that Charlize Theron's gut is this year's version
of Nicole Kidman's nose. Each were highly publicized alterations to
ordinarily extraordinary-looking women...more |
| Monster Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| Charlize Theron's great performance saves MONSTER, which suffers from a
mediocre script, aimless direction and a lackluster supporting cast. Bruce
Dern's cameo is the only decent performance besides Theron's, who is like a
star quarterback having the...more |
