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#367
Seen It:
Yes
USA / English
| Charlize Theron |
Aileen |
| Christina Ricci |
Selby |
| Bruce Dern |
Thomas |
| Annie Corley |
Donna |
| Lee Tergesen |
Vincent Corey |
| Scott Wilson |
Horton/Last "John" |
| Pruitt Taylor Vince |
Gene/Stuttering "John" |
| Marco St. John |
Evan/Undercover "John" |
| Marc Macaulay |
Will/Daddy "John" |
| Rus Blackwell |
Cop |
| Bubba Baker |
Cubby |
| Robb Chamberlain |
Charles |
| Director |
Patty Jenkins |
| Producer |
Mark Damon; Donald Kushner |
| Writer |
Patty Jenkins |
Critics have universally praised Charlize Theron's performance in
Monster, and the praise, for once, is astonishingly deserved. The gorgeous star of
The Italian Job and
The Cider House Rules vanishes into the character of Aileen Wuornos, a real-life serial killer and prostitute who murdered at least seven men in Florida.
Monster traces her relationship with a young woman named Selby (Christina Ricci,
The Ice Storm,
Buffalo 66), which intertwines with Wuornos's murder spree. This remarkable movie finds compassion for Wuornos but unflinchingly faces her brutal crimes; Theron expresses this woman's horrific life history without softening her terrifying, dead-eyed stare. This is a gripping, devastating performance, a physical and psychological transformation comparable to Robert DeNiro's in
Raging Bull. The movie's moral and emotional complexity wouldn't succeed without this searing performance--but succeed it does, and it will stick with you for some time afterward.
--Bret Fetzer
| Barcode |
043396055520 |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Release Date |
6/1/2004 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Subtitles |
Spanish |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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