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- Lifetime
- Apr 5, 2015
- Lifetime
- Apr 5, 2015
- Lifetime
- Apr 5, 2015
- Lifetime
- Apr 5, 2015
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
52
25% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
52
25% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
The series has a good deal of fun with what such notoriety might have been like in the late-19th century, with children jumping rope to Lizzie’s name, and all the locals casting sideways glances at her in church.
This is period-piece television served with a wink. Just enjoy the notion--sometimes lost amid all of TV’s male murderers--that women too can be wicked.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.3
67% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
7% Mixed
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27% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.3
67% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
7% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
27% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
I absolutely loved this show! There isn't going to be a season 2 and I am super sad about that. If you love this show as much as I do please sign my petition to keep this show on air! It's easy, fast, and free! Thank you so much! Heres the link!
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SEASON 1
If you're looking for a factual depiction of Lizzie's life, you'll want to look elsewhere. This eight part Lifetime mini series is straight up campy horror fun. Lizzie is a bloody thirsty shark in a tiny fashionista's body. Christine Ricci is perfection in the role. I cant imagine anyone else being able to pull off this character to such a degree. With a small smirk or an eye roll we know exactly what Lizzie is thinking-- kill, kill, kill. Props to Clea Duvall as Lizzie's long suffering sister. Will anyone in Fall River survive the season? All I know is if I saw Lizzie coming, I would run screaming in the other direction. Favorite quote thus far: Mr Flowers: "Are you Lizzie Borden the ax murderer?" Lizzie: "I prefer former Sunday School teacher."
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SEASON 1
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles doesn’t quite know what to do with its own self-awareness, but the same can’t be said of its producer-star, who has a winningly evil twinkle in her eye whenever she encounters another problem she can kill her way through.
The premiere is shamelessly vulgar, but it never embraces its schlocky premise. [3 Apr 2015, p.59]
[Ricci's] performance in the first two episodes of Lizzie Borden Chronicles is more a collection of telling looks than substantive scenes. In the early going at least, Hauser makes a stronger impression as the doggedly pursuing Siringo, who otherwise has a soft spot for the abused wife of a prosperous hotel owner.
An eight-episode miniseries sequel that, based on the two installments sent out for review, is content to be unexceptional trash.... What good there is in The Lizzie Borden Chronicles comes exclusively from Ricci and DuVall, who have a delectable rapport not too far removed from Bette Davis and Joan Crawford at their hag-horror peak in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Sumptuous costuming and a believable period setting aren’t enough to make up for weak storylines that intend to make more of killer Lizzie than she actually was.
Christina Ricci is always **** makes an excellent Lizzie **** plays her so well that even though she's totally evil you still want to root for her.I only wish it was going to be on longer.
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SEASON 1
Christina Ricci plays the part of Lizzie Borden excellently. The mini series, is awesome. Although some may think that the show may seem to portray Lizzie as a person that kills all the time to get what she wants, lets face it, she may have been acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother, but many people believe she did do it. I love the mini series because of the drama, the anticipation, the well thought out sets in time, and most of all, Lizzie. I could care less if the facts are correct or incorrect. It is intriguing to see what will happen next. I hope the mini series goes on for a while.
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SEASON 1
This eight-part series on Lifetime purports to tell the story of Lizzie Borden after she had been acquitted of the murders of her father and her step-mother. Apparently, as this show tells it, Lizzie turned into a serial killer, solving all of life's little problems with a pitchfork, or a hangman's noose, or simply a solid whack to an adversary's head. This show is really trash.
Some of the production values of the show seem fairly expensive, apparently leaving no money left over for script. Christina Ricci seems at least to try to make her weird character somewhat realistic. Most of the rest of the cast perform as if they had flown in for the day, phoned in their lines, collected their checks, and grabbed the red-eye home. It appears that the director had one direction -- "Keep it stiff and stilted, guys."
This series is simply terrible!
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SEASON 1
