Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Wuchak RELEASED TO TV IN 2014 and directed by Nick Gomez, "Lizzie Borden Took an Ax" chronicles the infamous hatchet murders of Andrew & Abby Borden (Stephen McHattie & Sara Botsford) that took place in Fall River, Massachusetts, on August 4, 1892, presumably by Andrew's suffocating daughter, Lizzie (Christina Ricci). Clea DuVall plays Lizzie's sister, Emma, while Hannah Emily Anderson is on hand as the maid. Gregg Henry appears as the determined prosecutor.I just watched this version and 1975's "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" with Elizabeth Montgomery back-to-back and I give this one the edge. It's a little more compelling and has an excellent edgy soundtrack, albeit anachronistic. People complain about the music, but it's not like it's anything new to apply rockin' soundtracks to historical movies; "Marie Antoinette" did it in 2006 and Spag Westerns did it decades prior in the early 70s. Besides, the soundtrack's not all rockin'; it's diverse, creative and thoroughly entertaining. In any case, I recommend seeing both versions to compare the data and understand what was going on behind the scenes at the Borden abode.While it's impossible to defend Lizzie's gruesome actions, both movies help you see why she felt she had to do what she did (with 99.9% certainty). Her father was rich, a struggling mortician turned businessman and property developer, but he refused to update their house (they still had a pit latrine instead of flush toilets) or move to a more affluent neighborhood. Lizzie just turned 32 while Emma was 9 years older and marriage was less and less likely of a potential escape. The stepmother, Abby, was short & fat and pressuring Andrew to change his will for her benefit. The Borden house itself was curiously structured in that there were no hallways and thus one room linked to another, which hindered privacy. In short, the household was a ticking Victorian time bomb with mounting hostilities waiting to explode.THE FILM RUNS 87 minutes and was shot in Nova Scotia (Windsor, Lunenburg & Halifax). WRITER: Stephen Kay.GRADE: A-

JKlein9823 Christina Ricci has certainly evolved as an actress since playing Wednesday in "The Addams Family" (1991). This is a very enjoyable, well-made film. I came across this on streaming Netflix, and what a pleasant surprise it was. The musical score is interesting - electric guitars, rock music, etc., which are incongruous with the time period (1890s), but somehow it WORKS. Good art direction, costuming, photography, and overall production values. Christina Ricci's performance definitely makes this worthwhile. I couldn't help comparing it to the Elizabeth Montgomery TV movie version, "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" (1975). There are elements of both films which I like.

odhinn222 I think the movie was mostly a rehash, nothing really new and what was new is news to me--seems fictional. The acting was OK, I suppose. The music was the thing that really impressed me: it gave the movie this dazed, Thorazine-grunge effect. It WAS inappropriately placed in a sense, but to me that added to the surrealness of the movie. I mean, it needed something....I think the box that warns me about being blacklisted for putting a spoiler out there is humorous. Would I really be blacklisted for telling what happened in this movie? Titanic? Hindenburg?There, that's my 10 lines. Whew.

Gordon-11 This film tells the story of a young woman who was trialled for the murder of her parents in a small town back in 1800's."Lizzie Borden Took An Ax" details the police investigation and the trial proceedings of the murder. It is very engaging to watch, as the viewers do not know whether Lizzie killed her parents or not. There are circumstantial evidence pointing that she did, but also evidence leaning towards she did not. It is a captivating case, and "Lizzie Borden TOok An Ax" presented the mystery beautifully. I really like Christina Ricci in her role, she is very convincing both in her appearance and her demeanor as a young woman. She is depicted to have a motive to kill her parents, but viewers are left to ponder whether she really did it. I enjoyed watching the film, as it successfully creates much suspense and mystery.