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Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 25, 2014
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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6 Reviews
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25% Mixed
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25% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
55
50% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Lizzie Borden takes an ax to many assumptions--including the one that Lifetime movies aren't worth watching.
Christina Ricci does a haunting turn as notorious hatchet swinger Lizzie Borden.
After hewing reasonably close to the record, at least for the trial, the film goes off the rails in its postscript.
It’s just a period horror story starring Wednesday Addams as the high-strung monster from the playground jumping-rope rhyme, with costumes and furnishings (and a general lack of extras) that suggest a high-school play.
Oddly constructed, Lifetime’s latest attempt to produce TV movies with more edge isn’t exactly razor-sharp, but strictly based on its camp factor, Lizzie should get the job done.
Both actors [Gregg Henry and Billy Campbell] do their level best, as does Clea DuVall as Lizzie's dubious but loyal sister Emma. But they all seem to be participating in a very different movie from Ricci, who flounces, flops and smiles knowingly but offers no insight against the pounding backbeat, like a CW heroine slumming it on Lifetime.
An utterly pedestrian docudrama that never lives up to its campy billing.
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Production Company:
- Magic Rock Productions
- Sony Pictures Television
Initial Release Date: Jan 25, 2014
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 2 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Nomination
