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San Francisco Chronicle
Theron is nearly unrecognizable in the role. She's also astonishingly good. Obscuring the movie star has liberated the actress. Full Review
David Rooney
Variety
Gritty and compelling as Monster is, the script's not entirely satisfying elaboration of the central relationship and Ricci's somewhat ungiving performance limit the material to that of a superior telemovie rather than something emotionally richer, like "Boys Don't Cry." Full Review
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
Theron has rendered herself 100 percent unrecognizable. Not since Robert De Niro morphed into hulk dimensions to play heavyweight boxer Jake La Motta in "Raging Bull" has there been a transformation this powerful and effective. Full Review
Kirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood Reporter
Challenges audiences with an unrelieved portrait of self-destruction and horrific violence. American movies don't get much grimmer than this. Full Review
Manohla Dargis
Los Angeles Times
Phony choppers and a startling resemblance to Jon Voight aren't enough to transform Theron into Wuornos, and I didn't buy either the performance or the character for a second. Full Review
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