Ambitious, visually stunning and hugely accomplished.
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Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
A tug-of-war between a bracing vision of a truly infernal crime spree -- complete with engaging whodunit storytelling -- and a sometimes clumsy period drama.
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
An astonishing act of synthesis, bringing together disparate Ripper theories and a fiercely idiosyncratic version of London's history, architecture, policing and social structure.
It is deeply unpleasant to see women abducted, tortured and eviscerated by a methodical and meticulous butcher.
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Film ThreatHeather Wadowski
Film ThreatHeather Wadowski
Could have been a beautiful and suspenseful thriller, lukewarm performances make the film just another movie to add to one's "rent-it-when-it-comes-to-DVD" list.
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Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
A visionary sort of horror movie should ponder three words: "Bram Stoker's Dracula."