Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment | Release Date: January 9, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
18
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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VarietyRonnie Scheib
It's the interviews with Aileen herself that steal the show as she insists her mind is being controlled by radio waves -- her Mad Hatter personality beyond the scope of Broomfield's disingenuous tone to interpret. Read full review
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Village VoiceJessica Winter
Broomfield's investigatory technique remains a frustrating pileup of unfocused Q&As and misplaced credulity. But when Broomfield travels to her Michigan hometown, he pieces together a life blighted at breech-birth: a grotesque of abandonment, incest, physical and sexual abuse, pregnancy at 13, and homelessness. Read full review
60
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Wuornos was unambiguous about one thing: She wanted to die. In the end, that's the only assurance the movie provides. It's an odd kind of closure for her and for us. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Broomfield's documentaries present life on the fringes as one long, sick joke. The joke still works, but in Life And Death Of A Serial Killer, it leaves a bitter aftertaste. Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Broomfield's film is typically self-aggrandizing but filled with unsettling moments. Read full review
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