Unlike most Jack the Ripper chillers, this study in deductive reasoning goes easy on the gory spectacle in favor of allowing the viewer to discover clues and make inferences about the guilty party. 1988, London: As Springheel Jack begins cutting a bloody swath through the notorious Whitechapel slums, class-conscious Sir Charles Warren (Michael York) lets Scotland Yard know he expects quick results. He has especially high expectations of Detective Jim Hansen (Patrick Bergin), whom he's been grooming for higher office despite Hansen's modest background. Hansen, who grew up in the impoverished area the Ripper is now terrorizing, is ambitious to and can't help but be fla...
Released:
1997
Rated:
R
Length:
100 mins