This woman killed seven men in cold blood - for money. I felt no sympathy for her whatsoever. Many people have bad - even appalling - childhoods, they don't make that their excuse to harm others. Whenever a murderer is convicted, the hunt is on to find any and every excuse to justify their actions - there is no excuse -when you cut out the psychobabble, some people are simply evil. I found the acting of Charlize Theron very overstated in this movie - and Tyria Moore must have been thrilled to have Christina Ricci play her character In the movie as she bears no resemblance to her.