An average movie

To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this movie and maybe I should re-watch it at some point. I remember quite well, when it was released, there was a big outcry because it was so different than the actual comic-book written by Alan Moore. Well, in my case, when I saw the damned thing, I didn’t read the damned thing yet (I would read it many years later) and maybe that’s why I thought that this movie was in fact quite enjoyable. Indeed, back in those days, I was still a huge fan of Johnny Depp and even though he probably looked too good to play this part (especially if you are familiar with the main character in the comic-book), I thought he gave a solid performance here. On top of that, even though the Hughes Brothers seemed to be a rather odd choice to direct a period piece like this one, they did a really good job and the whole thing looked really amazing. Above all, Jack the Ripper has always been a terrifying but also fascinating serial-killer, in fact, it is rather surprising that they didn’t make more movies about this guy and at least, half of the material used in this movie was actually quite spellbinding. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the the genre.