mswritesalot

I binged season 1 today, and found myself utterly fascinated by the competitors' talent and creativity. The judges are judgy, which is expected. That host, though, went from embarrassingly unprepared (she squealed about the judge using what she called a "monacle" to examine a piece, when he was using a jewelers loupe--a standard piece of equipment) to gratingly annoying as she incessantly attempted (and failed) to be clever and amusing. Though I'm glad that another season has been ordered, I'm less than enthusiastic about her returning as host.

I love Christina Ricci, and I have long been fascinated by the Borden murders, so I had high hopes for this film. Unfortunately, my hopes were dashed by the dreadful dialogue, the portrayal of Lizzie as a sex kitten meandering around in her slip during a period of time when such behavior would have brought down the wrath of her family and the condemnation of the entire community, and the very poor choice to use contemporary music over a film set in the 1890s. Grinding rave music over an 1892 party - - seriously? I stopped watching and deleted the film off my DVR when, after 20 minutes, I began to feel embarrassed for Ricci and the other actors in this ridiculous POS film.