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By Bryan M (443) on 16 Mar 2010

Very well done Sherlock Holmes film in which Holmes pursues Jack the Ripper and uncovers a deeper scandal reaching perhaps to the British throne…

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By Scott T (380) on 16 Mar 2010

Very well done Sherlock Holmes film in which Holmes pursues Jack the Ripper and uncovers a deeper scandal reaching perhaps to the British throne…

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By Fernando F. Croce (840) for CinePassion (694) on 13 Mar 2010

A fond homage to the heyday of Hammer Studio, and a canny transmuting of Victorian Britannia to the tail end of the politicized '70s…

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By Debbie W (184) on 21 Feb 2010

The idea behind this film is Sherlock Holmes, played brilliantly by Christopher Plummer, and Doctor Watson played by the amazing oh so sad…

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By Daniel C (1,809) on 13 Feb 2010

Not really that good. Both From Hell and Sherlock Holmes are, inexplicably, much better…

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By James B (2,746) on 02 Jan 2010

Disappointed! Great story idea, excellent cast, especially with Plummer as Holmes…

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By David P (1,645) on 01 Dec 2009

Terrific tale about Sherlock Holmes going after Jack the Ripper! AMAZING cast handled well by director Bob Clark (A Christmas Story)…

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By Frank H (420) on 19 Nov 2009

It was about as good as non-canonical Holmes gets…

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By Jason G (1,003) on 20 Jun 2009

An overly complex story that didn't really make sense in the end. Reasonable acting but not reasonable for the period…

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By Alexander A (393) on 03 Jun 2009

Great performances, especially from James Mason and a very creepy tone I was not expecting. Also From Hell might owe these guys a check…

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By Genevieve P (47) on 24 Mar 2009

J'ai eu l'impression de revivre mes annees de jeunesse, quand je regardais des films l'apres-midi, les jours de semaine, pour passer le temps…

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By Jean-Marie L (67) on 22 Nov 2008

I usually find sherlock movies more of a parody of itself half the time…

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By Paul T (570) on 17 Sep 2008

If you've seen the Hughes Brother's Ripper tale and Johnny Depp starrer 'From Hell', then you're going to think you have deja vu when you see…

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By Bojan B (5) on 29 Aug 2008

How can someone resist confrontation between Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper…

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By Karsh D (1,216) on 10 Aug 2008

Some good bits -some poor bits - the summing up at the end goes on a bit and would have liked to have seen more of Jack The Ripper - from a…

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By Paul C (2,626) on 07 Aug 2008

Intelligent take on the Jack The Ripper story this time pitting the world's greatest detective against him…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 06 Aug 2008

More of a Holmes story than a Ripper one, it is nicely woven together, but lacks the punch of the themes and plots it tries to merge…

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By Trevor R (511) on 19 Jul 2008

Well done Holmes meets Jack the Ripper yarn by consummate genre-hopper Bob Clark. Fantastic cast! Great chemistry between Plummer and Mason…

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By Shannon S (416) on 28 Jun 2008

Amazing cinematography! Great story-telling! Also, a fascinating solution to a mystery no one has ever solved... dun dun dun…

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By Michael T (3,420) on 07 Jun 2008

Bob Clark's last film before he directed PORKY'S (1982) was also his best. Sherlock Holmes versus Saucy Jack…

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