New York Times
"[Theron's] unforgettable performance recalls Hilary Swank's Oscar-winning turn in BOYS DON'T CRY..." 12/24/2003 p.E1USA Today
"Theron gets everything out of clearly her best role to date." 12/26/2003 p.16D Rolling Stone
"[Theron's] raw and riveting performance make MONSTER an experience you won't forget." 01/22/2004 p.77 Entertainment Weekly
"[Theron] becomes Aileen Wuornos....This isn't just a performance, it's an act of obsession..." 01/09/2004 p.62 Film Comment
"Theron has given one of America's favorite nightmare figures a human face..." 01/01/2004 p.72-3 Chicago Sun-Times
"What Charlize Theron achieves in Patty Jenkins' MONSTER isn't a performance but an embodiment. With courage, art and charity, she empathizes with Aileen Wuornos." 01/09/2004 p.29 Movieline's Hollywood Life
"Theron gets beneath the skin of Wuornos and finds her tortured humanity." 02/01/2004 p.100-1 Uncut
"Patty Jenkins' script and direction are grim and gristly. Superb." 11/01/2004 p.162 | 
