One of the best versions

rose-294

Yes, one of the best versions of Jack the Ripper, thanks to the gorgeous production values, wonderfully entertaining script and so much atmosphere it could be cut with Jack's knife. Score which ranges from the pseudo-Victorian grandeur to the thrilling spookiness is also a plus. Only problems come in the moral sense. First, Sir William Gull was not the Ripper. He was an old, paralyzed man and THERE IS NOT ANY EVIDENCE to tie him with the murders. Also, the film's "psycho-logy" and lack of understanding when mental illness is concerned (psychosis is supposedly the motive behind crimes of Jack) belongs in the Whitechapel sewer.

score 9/10

rose-294 11 June 2008

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