Christina Ricci has certainly evolved as an actress since playing Wednesday in "The Addams Family" (1991). This is a very enjoyable, well-made film. I came across this on streaming Netflix, and what a pleasant surprise it was. The musical score is interesting - electric guitars, rock music, etc., which are incongruous with the time period (1890s), but somehow it WORKS. Good art direction, costuming, photography, and overall production values. Christina Ricci's performance definitely makes this worthwhile. I couldn't help comparing it to the Elizabeth Montgomery TV movie version, "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" (1975). There are elements of both films which I like.