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I'll second that. Frankly, I think this movie makes a very cogent point about the nature of these kind of crimes and these kind of people. It is convenient and somewhat simplitic to monsterise them, but I believe that any responsible filmmaker or person ought to really try to understand it as an issue of psychological disorder. I'm not excusing this in any way, but I think the picture is a lot more grey than many people like to believe.
Aside from that, it was just a great movie. The Rafelson/Scorses 70's atmosphere worked really well, especially the opening credits, it almost seemed like it was filmed thirty years ago. Mos Def's monologue, from which the title comes, is a high point in this (admittedly disturbing and depressing) film.
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