[13] This documentary, by the man
who did The Chicken Ranch and Tattooed Tears, is about the woman claimed by the media to be America's first female serial killer, a hitch-hiking hooker who supposedly offed seven clients. Well, actually, it's more to do with the really sick people who're
exploiting her and the situation, including her lawyer and foster
mother. Movie deals, interview fees, the works, and the documentary
slowly warps into something that could be very black satire. When
Wuornos herself finally appears, she's about the sanest person we've
seen and her 'self-defence' pleas seem horribly plausible - in an
estimated 8,000 clients, seven psychos isn't impossible. The film is
stomach-churning, hilarious and totally gripping. A perfect
documentary, and a must-see when it appears on C4.
A+
