Ryan Murphy heard 'unsolved murders' and thought 'unsolved outfits.'
Netflix's 'Monster' turns the Lizzie Borden murders into prestige TV, and critics are not impressed
Netflix's Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, Ryan Murphy's latest installment in the anthology, dramatizes the 1892 axe murders of Andrew and Abby Borden in Fall River, Massachusetts, for which Lizzie was acquitted. Reviewers at The Guardian compared the writing to adolescent boys, while The Telegraph questioned whether the killings should be entertainment at all, and Forbes reported the series was savaged by both critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.
Source: Netflix's 'Monster' turns the Lizzie Borden murders into prestige TV, and critics are not impressed — The Guardian
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