Insightful and creative professional presentation.

Rating: 9/10 (26 October 2003)

While I realize this is old news, the story's been done and done, and the Royal family has been implicated by more than a dozen sources in the Ripper run, but I still found this movie highly enjoyable.
The depiction of the working class in turn of the century London adequately depicts the use of absinthe, opium, and wanton harlotry; from both angles of the later. I found this movie to be beautifully filmed, creatively directed and written from an inspired angle. And, while I do have a problem with the depiction of London streets as clean, freshly-washed cobblestones, I still thought the rendition of the city was quite remarkable and had great bearing on this almost Burton/Ridley Scott-esquire feature film.
This story is believably portrayed by all involved, and is a brilliant introduction to those with little knowledge of the Jack the Ripper story. For those of us who have had some knowledge of this time-honored walking human disease, it was a beautiful and compelling work of art. The costumes and sets were all lavishly done, and the details were beautifully attended, with a care that is rare in the industry, of late.
I rate it with an 8.9/10 from...
the Fiend :.