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Monster<\/strong> is not named for the woman who became the first serial killer in America, but for the ferris wheel she wanted to ride as a child. Charlize Theron will win the Academy Award for best actress I think. This is a new Hilary Swank \u2013 and for a film that is similar in many respects to Boys Don\u2019t Cry.<\/font><\/p>\n

This is not a pretty story; read the reviews at www.imdb.org<\/a> because all I can tell you is that it\u2019s very hard to watch. But killers like this don\u2019t come along for no reason. Children are so often won or lost at an early age. This character, \u201cLee\u201d was abused from about the age of eight.\u00a0She dreamed so many dreams that would never come true because she didn\u2019t know how to fulfill them except in the wrong way.<\/font><\/p>\n

Heartbreaking\u2026 <\/font><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"