
This documentary looks at Aileen Wuornos convicted of killing 7 men while working as a prostitute in Florida. This is actually the second Wuornos documentary made by this group the first being Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992). With her execution now on the horizon Nick Broomfield returns to Florida to complete the story. Her argument has always been that the killings were in self-defense but she eventually pleaded no contest or guilty to most of the murde... (Full plot summary below)
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This documentary looks at Aileen Wuornos convicted of killing 7 men while working as a prostitute in Florida. This is actually the second Wuornos documentary made by this group the first being Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992). With her execution now on the horizon Nick Broomfield returns to Florida to complete the story. Her argument has always been that the killings were in self-defense but she eventually pleaded no contest or guilty to most of the murders. Broomfield was able to film several interviews which reveals her state of mind and puts into question her mental competence.
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| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford[Broomfield's] least exploitative, most personal work to date |
| NewsdayJohn AndersonMight have been a good film, except that Broomfield had the inside track. His films are, ultimately, always about the making of his films. |
| Film Freak CentralBill ChambersBroomfield's misplaced exasperation is almost poignant. |
| NonficsChristopher CampbellThe most intense depiction of the complicated relationship between documentary filmmaker and subject of all time. |
| ThrillistThrillist Entertainment StaffA deeply fascinating follow-up because of how much of Wuornos' story is changed from one film to the next, as well as for its moving consideration of the complex and often unbalanced relationship between documentarian and subject. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansEven as Broomfield inserts himself (as usual) into the narrative, Wuornos grabs the spotlight with all of her wild-eyed fury. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussExcept for the sermonizing, altogether a deeper, more interesting movie than Monster. |
| Film ThreatD.W. SmithAn essential viewing companion to its dramatic narrative counterpart. |
| Film Journal InternationalEric MonderAileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer should be seen, probably before Monster. Maybe instead of Monster. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordAileen is, if anything, a scathing indictment against the death penalty and its proponents, keeping with the concept that all life is precious. |