Effectively turns the nursery rhyme character into a relatable human being. Unfortunately, most of the other people in her life, especially the antagonist, are caricatures. I felt for Lizzie. God, who wouldn’t? Us women were property back then at best, & if you’re queer?! Forget it. Her plight is heartbreaking enough. We don’t need her father to be the absolute worst person alive for this all to work. That aspect was way overblown. I spent the bulk of the movie screaming MURDER THAT SONOFABITCH ALREADY in my head.
Also, I’m not so sure about the order events were presented in. Did the nonlinear structure benefit the movie? As of now I’m leaning towards no.