Monster

Monster.. pulls us into the glum pits of reality that we seldom care to acknowlege. The treacherous life of prostitution, resulting from a misguided childhood, and the life of extreme poverty and what it can potentially reap. Even the most desensitized... Full review

If not for the fact that Charlize Theron's name is on the Cast List and that her voice on the voiceovers was closer to her own, I would never have known it was her. She plays a damaged person so close... Full review

Charlize Theron's performance is probably one of the top 10 performances in cinema history. Her work is equal to Dustin Hoffman's, Ratso Ritso in Midnight Cowboy or Marlon Brando as Col. Walter E. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now or Meryl Streep's, Sophie... Full review

Why would someone want to be comment number 458? Because it might mean something to somebody. This movie meant a lot to me. I spent about four hours, sole-to-sole, in the back of a pickup truck hitch hiking with her and... Full review

Charlize Theron is outstanding! This beautiful woman's perfect portrayal of a tough "hooker" from an abused childhood is one of the best performances I have ever seen in my almost 67 years. The movie is well written and is brutally frank.... Full review

my two favorite leading actors in the same movie! what more can we ask for...Ricci better get an oscar or an academy before she's 30! or i'll be upset, i was surprised she wasn't nominated for "monster"--well it was a great... Full review

Awsome movie..Perfect transformation of Charlize Theron to the criminal mind of the killer and that's not to mention the good roll of Chistina Ricci.Godd movie based on a true story. I, give it an A+... Full review

Monster is the Best graphic Drama to come our way in years. This movie has great acting and the story of a true American tragedy. This film is great entertainment that will have you speechless from beginning to heart-breaking end. Not... Full review

Many parts of this movie were really disturbing to me. But I'm glad they were in the movie. Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci both give great performances in this. Well done!... Full review

I saw this movie when it came out and I give it an A+ oscar-Worthy. This movie will blow you away. This movie touched me so much and is so WORTH watching.... Full review

Monster is an extraordinary film. An outstanding, moving and unforgettable film, Monster is that rare work that is at once artistically remarkable and commercially appealing. ... Full Review

Bruce Dern is also memorable as Aileen's only decent and unconditional friend.....What keeps her on that path becomes more ambiguous as the story progresses..... ... Full Review

The real triumph of Charlize Theron's performance, aside from the cosmetic transformation you've heard too much about, is....This could be the simple story of an abused woman who finally snapped;.... ... Full Review

She won an Academy Award for Monster ; you just wouldn't know it from watching this. Even a mediocre SF film can draw the viewer into the world that the writer and director are creating. Now don't get me wrong, Charlize Theron is a good actress. ... Full Review

Later, she emerged from the typecast-as-the-pretty-girl prison with her amazing performance in "Monster". Just in time for the February 2005 Oscars, Sony is releasing a two-disc special edition of "Monster". ... Full Review

GETTY Around ?85,000 apparently. The Monster star smooched a female fan who bid $140,000 at a charity auction. HOW much is a lesbian kiss from CHARLIZE THERON worth? ... Full Article

The producer and cinematographer of "Monster" are taking on another female-themed drama. Clark Peterson, who produced the Charlize Theron-toplined Oscar winner, and Steven Bernstein, who served as its DP, will collaborate on "Decoding Annie Parker," a story of the discovery... ... Full Article

Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" hasn't just taken on another life, it's going to outlive us all. What started as a top-10 power ballad back in 1981(it peaked at no. 9 on the pop charts) has become the song with more... ... Full Article

Okay, this won the Grand Jury Special Prize at Sundance, so to be fair, it's probably a step or two up from Glitter . Also, Mariah's character looks like some kind of haggard, world-weary social worker, and everyone knows the... ... Full Article

Prequels in other art forms tend not to provoke the same response. Returning to the roots of an established story has proved palatable in theatre, novels and television. ... Full Article

Nathan Rabin April 7, 2009 So I finally got around to catching JCVD last week. It's a good film with moments of greatness but what impressed me most was just how stupendously, gloriously, exquisitely old Jean Claude Van Damme allowed... ... Full Article