His superior, Sir Charles Warren (IAN RICHARDSON), thinks this is nonsense, and many of the various hookers, including Mary Kelly (HEATHER GRAHAM) and her friends and associates Kate Eddowes (LESLEY SHARP), Liz Stride (SUSAN LYNCH), Polly (ANNABELLE APSION) and Dark Annie Chapman (KATRIN CARTLIDGE), believe the culprit to be a local thug who's extorting them.
Nevertheless, Abberline pursues his beliefs that lead him to Sir William Gull (IAN HOLM), an older physician who now teaches rather than practices medicine and supports the inspector's theory. As the prostitutes continue to be lured in by the killer's henchman, Netley (JASON FLEMYNG), and Abberline investigates various suspects, including Ben Kidney (TERENCE HARVEY), the inspector finds himself falling for Mary as he tries to find, identify and stop the killer - known as Jack the Ripper -- before it's too late.
Those scenes, and the moments leading up to them, could be rather unsettling and/or suspenseful to viewers, while the killer and others have varying degrees of bad attitudes. Profanity is listed as extreme due to the use of at least 12 "f" words, while other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered. Sexually related dialogue is present, while several sexual encounters (with movement, sounds and some partial nudity of hookers) are observed, most of them in alleys. Two completely nude women are seen in an opium den (full frontal and rear nudity), while one of the hookers is a lesbian.
The protagonist and other characters partake in opium, absinthe and liquor, while he and other characters also smoke. Should you still be concerned about the film's content, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific examples of what's present and occurs in the film.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, some of that occurs during the film.
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(2001) (Johnny Depp, Heather Graham) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Extreme
Extreme
Extreme
Extreme
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
Mild
Extreme
None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Extreme
Moderate
Minor
Moderate
Extreme
CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO
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(Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below).
Reviewed October 12, 2001 / Posted October 19, 2001
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