LOS ANGELES — Making a movie about Elizabeth Taylor takes courage. Casting Lindsay Lohan as the Hollywood screen legend was both daring and asking for trouble. And indeed, trouble is what producers got during the shooting of Lifetime TV movie “Liz & Dick” — but they say the payoff made it all worthwhile. The TV movie, which premieres on Nov. 25, recounts the tumultuous romance between Taylor and British actor Richard Burton in the 1960s and 70s. Lohan is one of the few people ever to have portrayed the diamond-loving, larger-than-life, two-time best actress Oscar winner on screen. Some reviews for “Liz & Dick” have been savage. The Hollywood Reporter called Lohan “woeful as Taylor from start to finish” and the TV movie “an instant classic of unintentional hilarity.” Variety was kinder, calling Lohan “adequate” and the film “hammy” but “pretty good, all things considered.” Both noted casting Lohan was a sound publicity move. — Reuters
