Suspense and Horror from Jack the Ripper

Rating: 6/10 (29 December 2002)

The movie is a violent, suspenseful retelling of the Jack the Ripper killings. The acting is good, and the story is told as a murder mystery where you as viewer get to attempt to solve the crimes along with Fred Abberline (Depp). The story has a few new twists in that Fred seems to be something of a psychic, who gets some of his clues from drug induced visions. Also, all of the victims are acquaintances, who seem to have something in common with their pasts. The movie does have some clues that you can pick up along the way where you may actually be able to make some guesses as to who the killer really is.
The movie is quite gorey in a few scenes. There is a enough mystery and suspense to keep you guessing until the end.