Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014)

Gave her mother forty whacks, etc. If you know the rhyme you’ll know it’s nonsense. The same could be said about this travesty. It’s unable to generate any atmosphere of its own, so relies instead on Ricci’s history of being the creepy girl, but if forgets that a film needs more than that.
Things may well have looked good on the set but it all went to hell in the editing room. Whoever added the anachronistic rock music thinking it was edgy should be summarily fired. It would probably be hilarious if it wasn't so appalling. It’s a Lizzie story for the modern US TV fan, not for the ages.

1½ holes in the head out of 5