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Metascore
32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickGripping and stylish thriller.
- 80Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternAmbitious, visually stunning and hugely accomplished.
- 67Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyA tug-of-war between a bracing vision of a truly infernal crime spree -- complete with engaging whodunit storytelling -- and a sometimes clumsy period drama.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghAn astonishing act of synthesis, bringing together disparate Ripper theories and a fiercely idiosyncratic version of London's history, architecture, policing and social structure.
- 60The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottSo beautifully realized as a mood piece that it takes a while for a slight disappointment to register.
- 50USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]With almost as many subplots as corpses, the movie maintains its mild watchability only because the Ripper saga still engrosses.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt is deeply unpleasant to see women abducted, tortured and eviscerated by a methodical and meticulous butcher.
- 40Film ThreatHeather WadowskiFilm ThreatHeather WadowskiCould 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.
- 38Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowA visionary sort of horror movie should ponder three words: "Bram Stoker's Dracula."
- 38Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaFeels stagy, stiff and entirely unnecessary.