Review – Lizzie Borden Took an Axe

Just once I’d like to see a movie version of this story in which the title character turns out to not be the murderer. For what it’s worth, some evidence actually supports the notion. However, that isn’t what we get here (sorry if that’s a spoiler). Instead it’s a run-of-the-mill recounting of the deaths and Borden’s trial. Christina Ricci does a good job in the lead, and the production is professionally assembled. With one exception: this picture features some of the worst soundtrack music I’ve ever heard. It’s like the director’s mom forced him to use his cousin’s dreadful rockabilly band. The resulting noise is completely discordant with the otherwise-carefully-constructed 1890s setting. Mildly amusing