Jack the Ripper (1988)

Description: Factual account of the murders of 1888 starring Michael Caine.

Newest Review: ... Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution. However, unlike Alan Moore's graphic novel From Hell and the Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper picture, Murder by Decree, it at least doesn't do more than hint at Knight's silly conspiracy theory. This is not a criticism of either of these pieces, although the film adaptation of From Hell is quite terrible, but a mitigation of Jack the Ripper's ... more

... approach that takes the story away from secret societies and government paranoia and back to the action on the streets. Secondly there is no real attempt at authenticity. We have glamourous prostitutes as the Ripper's victims and suspects that were n...more

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Jack the Ripper (1988): A last hurrah for lavish TV drama (574 words)
by - written on 02/09/09 (Very useful, 24 readings)
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Okay, by briefly glancing over the general consensus of opinion on here I can see that my opinion is a bit of an outside one. To be honest, I can see the frustration and point of those who didn't like ITV's two-part TV drama, Jack the Ripper - turned into an epic feature film as a DVD. Its flaws are just the sort that would normally make me run a mile, which just goes to show how high I rate its good points. As the A-Z of Jack the Ripper argued, the film's main problem is the way it is bookended by an unnecessary insistance on declaring that it is a faithful dramatization of the facts surrounding the case of the Whitechapel serial killer. It is nothing of the ... Read the complete review

Not the Ripper (2473 words)
by - written on 11/10/01 (Very useful, 373 readings)
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1888. A series of brutal murders in the East End of London shocks the nation, nay, the very world. The murderer is never caught, and speculation about his identity continues to this day. Who was he, this mysterious phantom known to posterity as... Jack The Ripper? 1988. The centenary of the crimes. Somehow, ITV gets the impression that it has found the answer, and decides to film a dramatisation of the case. It stars Michael Caine and claims to have uncovered new evidence that conclusively proves who the murderer was. Public reaction is largely apathetic. So does this series solve the most famous unsolved crime in history? Well, no, of course not. ... Read the complete review

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