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The Limehouse Golem

2016

Juan Carlos Medina

Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth, Daniel Mays ...

5.2

2,730

Horror. Thriller London, 1880. A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times - the mythical so-called Golem - must be responsible.

	Author	Review
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] just about comes together under the ragged direction of Juan Carlos Medina (...) The flaws are too apparent (...) [Nighy] delivers a quietly effective performance"	NEU
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"Jane Goldman’s screenplay feels like a breathless, talkative condensation rather than an interpretation of Ackroyd’s imaginative concept (...) All tech and design contributions are high-grade"	NEU
United Kingdom	Jordan Hoffman The Guardian	"Just when you think you never want to see another 1880s London prostitute get stabbed by a mysterious psychopath, along comes a movie like this that puts a nice spin on it (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"Fans of British TV's 'Ripper Street' will find much that’s familiar here – or perhaps they’ll find just too much (...) A long-gestating project; it’s certainly one with a strong plot at its core"	NEU
United Kingdom	Jonathan Pile Empire	"A great cast is let down by a script that fails to provide a compelling mystery to solve. Never mind as a big-screen production, this would be disappointing as a BBC mini-series (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Trevor Johnston Time Out	"An entertaining adaptation (...) The dizzying plot always intrigues. Nighy gives another suave masterclass (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"One of the great pleasures here is the utterly unrestrained way in which director Juan Carlos Medina tackles his material (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	David Sexton London Evening Standard	"It has a star turn: 22-year-old Olivia Cooke (...) so magnetic and charming as Elizabeth Cree (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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