In what Roger Ebert calls one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema, Charlize Theron transforms into real-life killer Aileen Wuornos for Patty Jenkins’ powerhouse true crime drama Monster. Theron is unforgettable as an emotionally damaged woman, a suicidal Daytona Beach prostitute frequently abused by the men around her, who gets a short new lease on life & love after meeting the young Selby (Christina Ricci). Theron’s searing turn scored her Best Actress accolades at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Independent Spirit Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
“I was simply watching one of the most real people I had ever seen on the screen. Jenkins, the writer-director, has made the best film of the year.” – Roger Ebert
“This is harsh and acid stuff, but it’s exhilarating on a number of counts. For one thing, Jenkins moves with real authority between scenes of low life, tender intimacy and gripping violence; made on the cheap, her film has the iron certainty of the best art.” – Shawn Levy, The Oregonian
