![]() I must stress that certain attitudes and procedures seem a little inappropriate in the American penal system (which the film highlights). It held my attention throughout and left me wanting to know more. Although confusing in parts I did find it a very engaging film. I found myself getting confused between Father and Grandfather, and Mother and Grandmother. The history of events leading up to the present are touched on very lightly and not covered in any great depth. It is called "Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer" and although her life was covered, I expected to have a lot more background information. As it is, her story is a tragic one, with equally tragic consequences.Īlthough the film is sound technically and does allow the viewer into areas that they (perhaps) could not go with other filmmakers, the documentary does "flit-about" and (at times) struggles to flow. I think that the film paints a clear picture that if Aileen would have lived a different life and had different experiences then the prostitution, the murders and the whole situation would never have occurred. The story begins around the time of Aileen's final death penalty appeal (that Broomfield testifies in). This 2003 film is Nick Broomfield's (Director) second Documentary on the American serial killer Aileen Wuornos. A fine documentary, and a must see for those interested in the subject. This film might make you ask questions about how executions should be carried out and that people with mental illness should be locked up instead. Even with her being cleared by psychologists, by what you see here, you really see that this is a woman that is clearly not sane, and should have been given life imprisonment instead. She clearly was unfit for execution and she was fairly insane. Overall Nick Bloomfield has made a great film, but is not a film for everyone. Wournos was very delusional, and during her last interview she just loses it. In terms of documentaries, this is a well rounded out documentary that recounts a very interesting subject. Aileen Wuornos was interviewed many times here and her final interview before her execution is here. This film shows everything right up to her execution. ![]() The detail in this documentary is well thought out. Bloomfield interviews the people who knew her, and chronicles her life in a way that is quite engaging for the viewer. The film is quite interesting and using footage from the first film, while adding new interviews, it tells a more in depth story into her life. I felt that Bloomfield put a lot more effort into this film and it has new interviews with Wuornos and how she is prepared to face her execution. In this film, she admits that she did it not out of self defense, but in order to rob them. In the first film, Aileen Wuornos told her jury that she committed the murders in self defense. Nick Bloomfield's follow up to Selling of a Serial Killer is a much more rounded out film than the previous film.
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