The story of Aileen Wuornos has been told before – in the 1992 documentary Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer; in the 1992 movie Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story, in which she was played by Jean Smart; and in the 2003 movie Monster, where she was played by Charlize Theron. And now it's being told again in Netflix's Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers.
The 1992 documentary has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes critical rating, the 1992 movie was well received and the 2003 movie won an Oscar for Theron. Which makes me wonder: why return to such a well-trodden path? What part of this horrible story hasn't already been told, and told well?
