Apparently written and directed by high schoolers

Rating: 3/10 (17 June 2002)

Has some of the cleanest and prettiest prostitutes ever found in a movie about 19th century English prostitutes. I usually enjoy Johnny Depp for his acting prowess, and in this movie, he did show his talent at doing an English accent and keeping it constant (unlike Heather Graham). Only problem was, it was the wrong accent! He was playing a police Inspector, but instead of having a middle or upper class accent like his peers, superiors and underlings, Johnny sported a lower-class street accent like the prostitutes had. Both the writing and direction were sophmoric and showed a complete lack of understanding of any of the subject matters. It was obvious that the filmmakers had paid plenty of attention to other movies set in that time and place, but they had no feel whatsoever for how it might actually have been. The entire movie felt like that - shallow. When they tried for atmosphere, they got the look, but not the mood. A complete waste of time.