It plays more like the overly-dramatised reenactment segments of a poorly made documentary at times, and the absurd choices on the soundtrack never fail to pull you out of the moment should the attempt at a tense and unnerving atmosphere ever succeed at drawing you in. There is however, an element of charm to Ricci's hypnotic characterisation that piques the curiosity enough to sustain the other lackluster performances, she encapsulates the role perfectly and gives just the right balance of innocent and guilty to really play off the mystery of one of history's greatest unsolved murders.
Review of Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
