Jack the Ripper has been a rich seam of history, mined for many years by film makers with lesser or greater results. But for every great Ripper film (Murder by Decree) or even mediocre one (From Hell) there are a lot of duds. This is film possibly the dud-est of them all. There are a few very atmospheric moments, but so few that they have no chance of making much impact in the towering banality of this film.
I gave this film 3 stars. Two stars for those atmospheric moments and one star because at least the actors turned up. If I had been them I would've walked off long before the film was finished.
Somewhere, the spirit of Saucy Jack is laughing his cape off to see his legacy is still spreading evil among the people of Britain, even if it's just atrocities on video tape.
I gave this film 3 stars. Two stars for those atmospheric moments and one star because at least the actors turned up. If I had been them I would've walked off long before the film was finished.
Somewhere, the spirit of Saucy Jack is laughing his cape off to see his legacy is still spreading evil among the people of Britain, even if it's just atrocities on video tape.