Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780783223933 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 0783223935 Label: Universal Home Video Manufacturer: Universal Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Home Video Release Date: October 13, 1998 Running Time: 96 minutes Sales Rank: 31767 Studio: Universal Home Video Theatrical Release Date: December 06, 1997
Rating: - written well
This movie is pretty good. They have their own idea of who the Rippper is so they really stay on this one person. One of the best movies about Jack the Ripper
Rating: - Rippin' Good: Janet Meyers' The Ripper
Robert Rodat, the scribe behind "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Patriot," cut his teeth on this made for television film that surprises the viewer with its excellent performances.
Patrick Bergin is the London inspector investigating Jack the Ripper. The film makers show us early the killer is Prince Eddy, Queen Victoria's grandson and heir to the throne. Samuel West does an incredible job as the prince, a bitter syphillitic who is taking revenge on the prostitutes who probably gave him the disease. Gabrielle Anwar is also very natural as the prostitute who sees the prince, and finds ... Read More
Rating: - A great period movie with love and blood.
This is one of my favorite sleepers. Not only is it a great Victorian period movie, it is also a crime thriller. For the more romantic at heart it includes two love stories; one unfulfilled and the other with broken trust. Worthy of at least a few viewings. Also, Anwar is great as an English rag doll with looks and brains. Buy it.