This isn't 'entertainment' at all, though it is very serious art. I saw part of Nick wossname's documentary about Aileen Wuornos years ago, when I still watched TV sometimes; and I remember being scared by her and sorry for her at the same time, and that it was disgusting that she was executed, despite the murders she committed, when she was so obviously quite crazy from an unimaginably brutalised and horrible life. Then I forgot about it, like you do; until now.
The film was well reviewed, all kinds of plaudits, and I picked it up cheap [ouch], thinking I might check it out sometime. So I watched it this evening. A toweringly brave performance and [from what I remember] a scarily accurate likeness of AW by Charlize Theron, and Christina Ricci was excellent too, as usual, but it will be a very long time [if ever] before I watch it again, because it was quite the most harrowing thing I've ever seen. I don't think the full Moon helped, either.
I won't go into the story, in case you ever watch it [or maybe you already have], but if you haven't, and you do, brace yourself. When it was over I was crying bitterly, and said a prayer for Aileen Wuornos' soul; and I hope to God that she is at peace now, and her victims too, scumbags and decent[ish] johns alike. The one thing I will say is that I'm glad she knew love, real love, at least once in her dreadful life, even if it helped to destroy her.
If I ever start to feel sorry for myself again, for my so-called hard life, I'll remember her, and count my blessings
[The reason the DVD was cheap, it turns out, was that it's a Region 1, and I used up one of my laptop's DVD player region lives to watch it; but it was worth it...I think.]