Lizzie

IT'S NOT MY FAULT!
The film opens with a history lesson about Lizzie Borden told nicely in poetic form. It then jumps to modern day times where another Lizzie (Amanda Blake) lives with a guy named Jason (Leif Holt) .

Lizzie suffers from hallucinations. She has moved back into her childhood home of which she has no memory. She has frequent nightmares and sees a doctor (Corbin Bernsen) . Her construction worker boyfriend is semi-supportive and not understanding. Soon he suffers from hallucinations too.

The mystery also involves a doll and a sealed trap door under the house. Maggie, a neighbor is introduced late.

The movie, at times is fairly decent while at other times falls flat. The buildup is hit or miss. The ending of the film, i.e. the mystery being solved didn't fit neatly in with everything that was going on. It left holes. The movie continues after it should have ended in order to explain things, but only seems to muddy the waters. Amanda did a good job in her...
Lizzie
Tedious.

That's about the only word sufficient to sum up the experience of 2013's LIZZIE. This modern twist on the legend of Lizzie Borden tells the story of Lizzy Allen, a woman haunted by a past she can't remember, who has moved back into her family home after many years away at the behest of her therapist (Corbin Bernsen. Like I'd trust him to tell me what to do, have you seen his resume?) who thinks it might help her to remember her past and, in doing so, move on with her future.

Lizzy, however, is too busy mixing medication with wine and suspecting her boyfriend, Jason, is cheating on her.

The house isn't helping. Even though her past is buried deep in her memory, Lizzie hears things around the house, odd noises, voices. She misses time, she hallucinates. In general, she's just having a terrible time lately.

Things looks up, briefly, when the neighbor, Maggie, starts coming over. The two seem to hit it off well, but then Maggie...
Lizzie rocks!
I watched Lizzie and completely loved the storyline. It was suspenseful and kept me hooked until the end. The actors did a great job, particularly Amanda Baker, and I was really impressed. Aaron Holt and Leif Holt kept the pacing well and knew just when to turn on the excitement. I love how even after the movie was over I thought about the story line.
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