An average movie

I already saw this movie, I think I even saw it in the movie theater when it was released, but since it was such a long time ago and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out again. I remember quite well though, when it was released, there was a big outcry because it was so different from the actual comic-book written by Alan Moore. Well, in my case, when I saw the damned thing the first time around, I didn’t read the comic-book yet (I would read it many years later) and maybe that’s why I thought that this movie was in fact fairly 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 was a good choice to play the lead. On top of that, even though it seemed to be a rather odd idea to hire the Hughes Brothers 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. Coming back on the movie itself, well, after watching it 20 years later, I’m afraid it didn’t grow old very well though. I mean, it still look fine and the mood was still pretty much pitch-perfect but, everything else was actually rather weak though. Indeed, the beginning was pretty much a disjointed mess and, sure, it was not a bad idea that Abberline was an opium junkie (who wouldn’t be during these dark ages?) but who cares that he fell in love with one of these prostitutes? Back then, mini-series weren’t such a big deal at all, hell, streaming platforms didn’t exist yet, but, with such material, it is pretty obvious that a mini-series would be a better format. Anyway,  to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I have to admit that it was still a decent watch and it is worth a look but there is no doubt that it could have been so much better though.