From Hell

Grade: B

Extraordinarily well-crafted, this one does a wonderful job of setting a stage and time, less well telling the actual story. We’re in 1880’s London, and an amazing representation it is – class struggle, royalty and poverty next to one another, the faint beginnings of modern medicine -- it’s all there and beautifully unfolded and photographed. The tale of Jack the Ripper is extraordinarily intriguing, just not told as clearly as it should have been. Somewhat muddled and plodding, one is left to put pieces together after the film is over. This could have been one of the year’s best, but instead must settle for an enjoyable, if overlong, murder mystery.

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