Monster

Charlize Theron puts on 30 pounds, a weird dental prosthesis, and an awesome set of acting chops for this bio-pic about serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Christina Ricci, who’s usually kind of awful in a cute and busty way, is actually quite good here as Wuornos’s girlfriend Selby. An excellent soundtrack and trenchant script make this the first must-see of 2004, unless you don’t want to see a film about a killer lesbian prostitute. In which case, welcome to America, Mr. Citizen of Canada or Some Other Wimp-Ass Nation.