Don't miss this fabulous film, the craft of film making at it's very best.

Sadly, the usually wonderful Bill Nighy only hints at his customary quirkiness and the inferred gayness of Nighy's Inspector Kildare and Daniel May's gentle George Flood seems strangely pointless. A father and son are in a car accident.

A scary , ghastly , fictitious story based on a work of fiction but including some actual roles living in London at the time the movie is set. 7/10. I was hoping for something like FROM HELL, but this non-supernatural story turns out to be a real bore; it cheats the viewer constantly with fake flashbacks building to an impossible twist ending, and most of the dialogue is lumpy exposition. The craft of film making at it's very best. The film used dramatic devices to great effect, showing several characters actually committing the awful crimes as each became suspect. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984). Before the Ripper, fear had another name.

As the picture is set in Victorian London, there a Scotland Yard inspector called John Kildare (Bill Nighy , this role was initially given to Alan Rickman , but due to his illness he turned down) helped by a cop named George Flood (Daniel Mays) are exhaustively seeking clues about grisly killings , as John attempts to hunt down the sadistic killer behind a series of gory , Jack the Ripper-Like murders . Click here to login or here to sign up.

Despite being yet another film set in London (yawn) The Limehouse Golem is atmospheric and will certainly hold your attention. ... but proves she is terrific in big budget movies as well as smaller flicks. I wanted to love this.

Oliva Cooke, alternately resembling Emma Watson and Julia Roberts, glows and sparkles and then freezes as the film jumps between her recalled memory and her jail cell. The Limehouse Golem is a fantastic murder mystery and a destined classic! The screenplay was by Jane Goldman, who has recently made quite a career for herself with such diverse pictures as KICK-ASS and KINGSMAN, although it does feel like she's bitten off more than she can chew this time around.

And yet.. this is cloaked in such colourful and campy theatrics that for me at least there is always a considerable distance between what is on the screen and what is in my head.

The fault lies not with the characterisation of Inspector Kildare but with the gore fest of a film he has to wade through. The Limehouse Golem, adapted from the novel by Peter Ackroyd, has lingered in development hell for years, being passed between various directors and actors (Alan Rickman pulled out at the last minute due to his failing health), before finally getting the green light in the hands of rookie filmmaker Juan Carlos Medina and screenwriter Jane Goldman. How is this possible?

A mash up of Se7en and The Elephant Man, this one is stylish but over long and relentlessly grim.

All of the pieces were on the board from the beginning and each twist made perfect sense within the narrative; there was no cheating and that alone is to be applauded. The Limehouse Golem, adapted from the novel by Peter Ackroyd, has lingered in development hell for years, being passed between various directors and actors (Alan Rickman pulled out at the last minute due to his failing health), before finally getting the green light in the hands of rookie filmmaker Juan Carlos Medina and screenwriter Jane Goldman. Maybe I'm getting long in the tooth but at a certificate 15 I was not expecting such gruesome blood letting which seemed to substitute for a cohesive plot which, considering the enormous holes to be found, was possibly intended to divert the audience.

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Juan Carlos Medina’s directing is slightly muddled, choosing to tell a lot of the story in flashbacks, which were sometimes confusing and hard to follow.

I wasn't particularly convinced by Olivia Cooke in her role, and there's too much tawdry social stuff instead of the rollicking, gruesome fun you want to see. "The Limehouse Golem" is a dark thriller with beautiful art direction and costumes in the Nineteenth Century in London and great performances, highlighting Douglas Booth and Olivia Cooke. But dig a little deeper, and there's an interesting feminist work at play. Surely destined to enjoy cult status in later life.

The music hall scenes are beautifully re-imagined and are a joy to watch.

Creepy and eerie story that follows a Jack the Ripper-style serial killer nicknamed the Limehouse Golem.

The late 1800s murder mystery, revolving around a young woman and an old cop who is investigating a series of murders.

With a measly number of ratings just shy of 4,000 on IMDb, its failure is truly unfortunate.

Bill Nighy and Olivia Cooke shine as the stars, in what is an effective and creepy narrative, with interesting themes of theatrics and revenge. The sets were a total joy, completely recreating Victorian environments in very convincing fine detail. Metacritic Reviews. During his quest , he finds strange conclusions , as Kildare will exhume terrifying secrets and astonishing discoveries .

Why was it just okay?

After all, when the audience wants blood, it's blood they will get.

Unfortunately the screenplay is pretentious, turning the story of a serial-killer into a complete and deceptive mess.

He lets an innocent man be blamed so that the real killer does not become famous.

So I can only chalk it up to the script and the directing. The use of music was lacking but the use of silence is chilling and frightening, although some scenes would’ve benefited from a score, to create more tension and suspense. While I had successfully figured out the identity of the killer before the second act had even begun, it didn't take anything away from my enjoyment of the picture. Nighy has done some great films over the years but, sadly, this is not one of them. This is partly due to the detailed scenic constructions that create a dark, intimate atmosphere but also due to the excellent casting. | The Limehouse Golem is, at its heart, a Sherlock Holmes-esque mystery set in a pre-Jack the Ripper London, complete with a frustrated detective, a handful of red herrings, a small band of colourful suspects. Well crafted movie with a beautiful cast, good aesthetics and some nicely twisted elements made for a enjoyable watch even tho from my point of view, the ending is quite predictable from the very start.
FAQ Douglas Booth turns in a beautifully sensitive portrayal of Dan Leno that reminded me of Eddie Redmayne in the Danish Girl.

The Limehouse Golem.
It is high profile and the public and press are clamouring for results. A dark and daring detective drama that's never as straight-forward as it threatens to be. This one had it all. THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM is a Victorian murder mystery based on the novel of the same title by respected British historian Peter Ackroyd.

Pre-Jack the Ripper brings genuine fear, shocks and fun. The Jane Goldman script is fine, Bill Nighy is as good as I have ever seen him, Olivia Cooke is radiant and shines throughout while Douglas Booth is most effective. The cinematography by Simon Dennis is so eerie and gloomy in the Victorian setting, the films tone is dark and mysterious, which makes the perplexing murder-mystery more effective and haunting.

This is a film I think I will enjoy much more on subsequent viewings as I'll be able to take more in, and discover the small details I missed first time round. Cast: Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Eddie Marsan, Douglas Booth, Maria Valverde, and Sam Reid. The extreme violence and gore was necessary to create a dark, grisly atmosphere, and this works perfectly, giving the audience a disturbing tale of horror. | There is also much repetitiveness with whole scenes created with slight variation and by the end although there is nothing outrageously wrong with the film it would be hard to recommend to an adult. Post was not sent - check your email addresses!

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So what do the police do - they put a washed up detective on the case with the help of a single constable.

There was so much good going on in this movie it's just a shame the big reveal, and they do make a meal out of it, was meant to be such a shock, when really you knew from the very beginning.. And I feel like I should have.

The movie evokes both the literary legacy of Sherlock Holmes and the historical saga of Jack the Ripper.

The performances were strong, and the period sets and costumes were amazing, but I would find my mind drifting throughout it, a lot. . Cast: Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Eddie Marsan, Douglas Booth, Maria Valverde, and Sam Reid. Who is the killer ? Compare this to what really happened with the Ripper where the best detectives and an army of police were thrown at the case by the Government of the day and you can already see the plot of this film is not believable. The film is advertised as a gruesome detective story in which Bill Nighy (in a role intended for the late Alan Rickman) locks horns with the creature of Jewish myth, but instead it turns out to be some convoluted character story involving street theatres and a woman on trial for poisoning her employer. The costuming and sets are wonderfully Victorian, and the identities of the potential Limehouse Golem are all taken from real life with the exception of John Cree (Sam Reid), who makes appearances in flashback sequences after the revelation of his death at the beginning of the story. I wasn't particularly keen to see this in view of the very modest rating but upon closer inspection I discovered that generally this was marked down because it was felt that an unnecessary amount of blood and gore spoiled the well crafted artifice and theatricality of the piece. Nighy has little to do here, and established performers like Eddie Marsan and Nicholas Woodeson even less.

The cast were superb, totally plausible and very engaging. Set in old London, this movie follows a detective who is trying to solve a series of murder cases that somehow seem to connect to the local playhouse theater of the district. The interplay between audience the stage of the music hall and the audience draws the cinema audience right into the heart of the action. Top 50 drag queen / transgender / crossdress movies that are not so easy to spot. It is visually stunning, blood thirsty and enthralling.

I beg to differ without the aforementioned blood and gore I fear I may have dropped off.