ShangLuda
Admirable film.
AnhartLinkin
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Juana
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
Jakoba
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
anniefairfield
First off, great title! Also, great star in Christina Ricci as Lizzie Borden. This is not your typical Lifetime movie. I don't watch much Lifetime but I saw the ad for this, and I was like I'm in! I like dark, eerie movies. This was not nearly as dark as it could have been, but given that it was a TV movie on Lifetime, it was much darker and creepier than their usual fare. Great performance by Ricci, and good suspense throughout. The house, town, period piece elements were also really good.
rfphotog-595-905647
The movie itself was done very well. Even though most people know how it ends up, it is still very entertaining. That said, it could have been a much better film if they would have lost the 90's music soundtrack. I don't mean the 1890's, but the 1990's. It is so out of place and quite annoying. A time appropriate soundtrack would have been welcome. The blaring rock music didn't add to the film. In fact it had just the opposite effect.
Brad J
I think this film is well cast and, for the most part, pretty well executed. Without the absurd and ridiculous choice of music for its soundtrack, it could have been much better. Such hard rock and heavy metal music relates in no way whatever to the story or the time period. In fact, I opted to review this film simply because of how bad the soundtrack is. There are several things I appreciate about this film, particularly that it portrays the people and events accurately according to case files and history.
hotsprings2
I just finished watching this movie and i thought it was a really great production for lifetime TV movie. I actually think it could've been released in theatre's.The acting was well done. This movie was also very good at maintaining suspense.the only criticism was some of the music they chose which was not suited for the era this movie was set in.I read some other posts on here that agree about the music but i don't think bad music should create so much negativity on what looked like a good production overall.Having said that...the reasons why my views on this movie might be more positive than others is becausei watch a lot of lifetime movies and felt as though this film was much better than the typical lifetime TV movie.i never watched the original movie made in the 1975 with Elizabeth Montgomeryi haven't followed the original case so i didn't have any ideas on what or how this movie should be like. so if you are like me... and come into the movie without any idea about this case or the history of it. you might enjoy it.