[It] boasts the final interview conducted with its clearly unwell subject and some not entirely satisfying but queasily arresting self-interrogation by her documentarian.

| Jan 24, 2023

Self-righteously predictable.

| Apr 19, 2022

A 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.

| Nov 28, 2018

The most intense depiction of the complicated relationship between documentary filmmaker and subject of all time.

| Sep 8, 2014

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2006

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Alm de investigar com maior profundidade as origens da violncia de Aileen, o documentrio ainda comprova a perfeio da performance de Charlize Theron em Monster.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 31, 2005

Broomfield's misplaced exasperation is almost poignant.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 25, 2004

The film stands quite chillingly as a final statement from a woman trying to fight her own commodification.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 21, 2004

Aileen is, if anything, a scathing indictment against the death penalty and its proponents, keeping with the concept that all life is precious.

| Original Score: B- | May 4, 2004

[Broomfield's] least exploitative, most personal work to date

| Original Score: B | May 2, 2004

Not even Charlize Theron's lauded portrayal of the accused can compete with the captivating genuine article, whose calculated professions of remorse barely conceal her festering rage at a lifetime of mistreatment.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 23, 2004

A haunting exploration of a ruined and wasted life.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 23, 2004

Though unpleasant to watch, Life and Death of a Serial Killer presents a portrait of evil, betrayal and banality that's almost impossible to take your eyes off of.

| Original Score: A- | Apr 21, 2004

While I prefer more even-handed approaches to documentary film, there’s no denying the power of the footage, particularly that featuring [Aileen] Wuornos.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 9, 2004

This compassionate documentary should be of strong interest to viewers of the previous Wuornos film or the current Monster.

| Original Score: 3.25/5 | Apr 9, 2004

It's clear Theron didn't so much resemble [Wuornos] as she did channel her deeply tormented soul, in a way that Broomfield never manages to do.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 8, 2004

The filmmaker misses too many opportunities by focusing too much on himself.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 2, 2004

Even as Broomfield inserts himself (as usual) into the narrative, Wuornos grabs the spotlight with all of her wild-eyed fury.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 2, 2004

As much about the culture that produces and fears, consumes and condemns, an Aileen Wuornos as it is about Aileen Wuornos.

| Mar 23, 2004