April 2, 2011
I love Perkins, but this movie was really average. It could have been so much better.
Anthony Perkins,
Glynis Barber,
Sarah Maur-Thorp,
David Lodge,
Ben Cole
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This demented fusion of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with the legend of Jack the Ripper marks one of the final roles for Anthony Perkins, and certainly one of the weirdest performances of his career. Perki... read more
Directed by: Anthony Perkins, Ben Cole, David Lodge, Glynis Barber, Jill Melford, Ray Jewers, Sarah Maur Thorp, Gérard Kikoïne
Release Date: January 1, 1989
DVD Release Date: August 27, 2002
Stats: 53 reviews
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August 17, 2008Anthony Perkins is no doubt quite a sinister person in films, but I?m not sure this film gave us anything unexpected other than, a few sexually explicit (considering this is a 1988) scenes and they all felt a little too seedy. There was no big thing made out of discovering the p... read more
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May 25, 2006I expected great things from this movie. After all, it has two of my favourite things in it: Jack the Ripper and Anthony Perkins. But no, this movie is utter nonsense. Alas.
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September 25, 2010Although it was interesting to see a movie where Mr. Hyde of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde is actually Jack the Ripper, this movie isn't as visually exciting as the story needs to be. Not enough blood and gore for me. Plus, Perkins was the only good actor in the movie. I did like t... read more
Critic Reviews
August 21, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Perkins sleepwalks through a grimy and unpleasant affair.
October 11, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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