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The Limehouse Golem

2016

Juan Carlos Medina

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

5.2

2,740

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.

	Media	Author	Review
		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"
		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"
		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)"
		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"
		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)"
		Trevor Johnston Time Out	"An entertaining adaptation (...) The dizzying plot always intrigues. Nighy gives another suave masterclass (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		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)"
		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)"

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