Review of Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) by Anonymous User — 22 Mar 2010

I'm sure most of you guys know who Aileen Wuornos is by now. Out of all the Broomfield documentaries I have seen, this one is the least "controversial" and also makes the most convincing case, claiming (or rather, showing) that Aileen's mental health has deteriorated to the point where executing her would be even more of an ethical crime than it already is.

Aileen's final interview, which makes up the last 20 or so minutes, provides the strongest evidence, where she rambles incoherently blaming everything on law enforcement. It's absolutely chilling and depressing to watch someone so unstable being so hopelessly defiant hours before her death. Besides the signature Broomfield prying and the nagging feeling that he's also a part of the same system that caused Aileen's story to be such a national sensation, this is worth checking out.