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'Lizzie' review: Chloe Sevigny brings a passionate spin to this unique retelling of a legendary murder case

The question is, does it need to be told again? While this certainly is a unique retelling, what basis does it have in reality? Very little, from what we can gather.

Starring Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart, ‘Lizzie’ is a violent, feministic take on the infamous crime that Hollywood just can’t get enough of. The story of Lizzie Borden, the young woman who brutally murdered her father and step-mother in cold blood in 1892, has been retold countless times, each one having a unique take on the gruesome family murders. 

The most recent narrative Hollywood is telling is an interesting take, to say the least. In a sensationalized retelling, Sevigny stars as Lizzie Borden, the daughter of an abusive successful businessman whose oddities has left her shunned by high society.  Ailing from what appears to be epilepsy, Lizzie lives a life of loneliness, that is until she meets the family’s new maid Bridget Sullivan (Stewart), an Irish immigrant.  The chemistry is instant between the two women, sparking a journey of forbidden love and violence.