"I'm sorry, Aileen" are the last words director Nick Bloomfield says to Aileen as she is taken away the day before her execution at the end of this film - and despite being convicted of murdering six people the film evokes empathy for the tragic life she led.
Bloomfield avoids turning this into a circus-like gawping, instead focusing on the person behind the face most painted as an insane serial killer. Whilst no-one could condone the murders of multiple people, the manner of how it may have happened leads to a bubbling anger.
Originally pleading they were in self defense when she was a prostitute, Aileen later went on record stating she did it in malice. The fact this was after she had been on death row for 14 years seemed to never bother anyone, especially those hungry for the confession.
Later, Bloomfield records Aileen whispering it was self defense, but she is worried that it could delay the inevitable - at this point she sees death as a needed escape.
Sad, thought provoking, and a visceral prod at people's hunger for sensationalist headlines, this documentary is well worth watching"
- 8/10
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